Stockbrokers’ President Pays Tribute to Late Ogunbanjo

The President and Chairman of Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS), Mr Oluwole Adeosun, eulogized the late Honorary Fellow of the Institute, Mr Chris Ogunbanjo for his sterling contributions to the growth and development of the Nigerian capital market.

Ogunbanjo, the father of the immediate past Chairman of NGX Group Plc, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, who was invested as a Honourary Fellow of the Institute in December  last year, passed on recently and the late corporate legal icon was celebrated by the  Institute, including the closing gong ceremony on Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). 

Speaking at a the tribute ceremony in honour in Lagos at the weekend,  Adeosun explained that he was actively involved in the incorporation of NGX when it was called the Lagos Stock Exchange at its formative year. 

“He served as Chairman of the 120-member Consultative Committee on Company Law – a body set up by the Federal Government in 1989 to advise it on a new Companies Decree which was promulgated into law in January 1990. Chief (Dr.) Chris Ogunbanjo established a reputation, not only for nurturing many successful industrial ventures in Nigeria but also for promoting education, research and the achievement of a stable society through The Chris Ogunhanjo Foundation. He was actively involved in the incorporation of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) when it was known as Lagos Stock Exchange, ”said Adeosun.