Bola Ige

Chief Bola Ige SAN
Minister of Justice
In office 3 January 2000 – 23 December 2001
President	Olusegun Obasanjo
Preceded by	Kanu Godwin Agabi
Succeeded by	Kanu Godwin Agabi
Minister of Power and Steel
In office 29 May 1999 – 3 January 2000
President	Olusegun Obasanjo
Preceded by	Bello Suleiman
Succeeded by	Liyel Imoke
Governor of Oyo State
In office 1 October 1979 – 1 October 1983
Deputy	Sunday Afolabi (1979–1982) Bisi Akande (1982–1983)
Preceded by	Paul C. Tarfa
Succeeded by	Victor Olunloyo
Federal Commissioner for Agriculture
In office 3 January 1967 – 23 December 1970
Head of State	Yakubu Gowon
Preceded by	ministry established
Succeeded by	Unknown
Personal details
Born	James Ajibola Idowu Adegoke Ige (1930-09-13)13 September 1930 Esa Oke, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Osun State, Nigeria)
Died	23 December 2001(2001-12-23) (aged 71) Ibadan, Nigeria
Manner of death	Assassination by gunshot
Political party	Action Group Unity Party of Nigeria Alliance for Democracy
Spouse	Atinuke Ige
Alma mater	Ibadan Grammar School University of Ibadan University College London
Occupation	Politician lawyer

Chief James Ajibola Idowu Ige SAN (Yoruba: Bọ́lá Ìgè (Listen^ⓘ); 13 September 1930 – 23 December 2001), popularly known as Bola Ige, was a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He served as Federal Minister of Justice of Nigeria from January 2000 until his assassination in December 2001.^[1] He previously served as governor of Oyo State from 1979 to 1983 during the Nigerian Second Republic.