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Life & Times of Mojisola

April 1, 2014

Mojisola Oyinade Aderoumubo Ogunsanya was born in Lagos on the 13th of March 1965 to late Prince Dr Tayo Adesanya and Mrs Omolara Adesanya. She attended University of Lagos Staff School for her primary education and Methodist Girls High School Yaba, Lagos, for her secondary education.

Her childhood years were spent at the University Of Lagos where she grew up and blossomed as a teenager amidst friends and family in a secure and intimate campus environment where neighbours were just as close as family.

She then proceeded to Brooke House, Market Harborough, Leicestershire in the United Kingdom for her A levels, where she met the love of her life Adewunmi. She returned to Nigeria in 1984 to study law at the University Of Lagos and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1988.

She did her masters in International Law and Diplomacy at the University Of Lagos.

Moji started her legal career at the legal department of Prime Merchant Bank followed by Gateway Bank where she worked as Legal Counsel. She was committed to the practice of law and worked with the law office of Ukiri and Sasore, Ajumogobia and Okeke following which she was appointed a magistrate in the Lagos Judiciary a position she held till her demise. She was a woman of integrity. As a magistrate Moji distinguished herself by the quality of her judgments through her industry. She was fair, meticulous and highly respected by her peers.

Moji was a devoted Christian and her faith in God was evident in her relationship with people and her community at large. Moji was witty and humorous. She was exceptionally gifted in the use of words and language which many found entertaining.

She was extremely meticulous, her home was always tidy and organized to perfection. She also loved cooking and travelling. She was entrepreneurial and managed to combine her professional life with her passion for jewellery and style.

Moji was a philanthropist and was passionate about orphans. She worked tirelessly with a few Motherless Homes and would visit the orphanages regularly. She contributed a lot of her time to them. Moji’s quiet philanthropy extended to people in need that she met in the course of her everyday life.

She was a renowned fashionista and her elegance stood her out in the crowd.

Moji was a dedicated pious wife and a devoted mother. She raised four amazing children all of whom did her proud, namely Adebusola, Fuad, Fadekemi and Aliyah.

She had numerous friends and managed to keep a special bond with each one of them.

Moji is survived by her husband, children and siblings.