19th August, 2022
By Ayodele Efunla
The commendation mass for the late Mr. Olatunji Ayanlaja SAN was held at the St Agnes Catholic Church in Marland, Lagos, on Thursday.
The event was well attended by friends and families of the extraordinary lawyer.
Dr. Yemi Ogunbiyi, Mr. Biodun Shobanjo, and a host of others were present.
Ayanlaja passed away on Tuesday 26th July 2022 at the age of 77 and will be buried in his hometown in Ijebu Mushin on Friday, August 19, 2022.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Georgina Adeyinka Ayanlaja, and his children, Mr. Oluwaseun Ayanlaja, Mr Ebunoluwa and Mrs Oluwatooni Akinkuotu.
Until his death, he was a Founding Partner of the firm Ayanlaja Adesanya & Co.
He was involved in many landmarks and novel cases which include: Saraki v. Kotoye (1992) 9 NWLR, Pt. 264 p 156, Inakoju v. Adeleke (2007) 4 NWLR, Pt. 1025, Stanbic IBTC Bank v. Long Term Global Capital Ltd & Ors. (2017) 18 NWLR Pt. 1598 p431, RE: Ladoja (2006) LPELR-7655 and Ijebu-Ode Local Government Council v. Segun & Ors. (2011) LPELR-4290.
Below are some of the pictures from his commendation mass on Thursday.
