Frederick Rotimi Williams

Frederick Rotimi Williams
Rayuwa
Haihuwa	Lagos, 16 Disamba 1920
ƙasa	Najeriya
Mutuwa	26 ga Maris, 2005
Ƴan uwa
Yara	view Oladipupo Williams (en)
Karatu
Makaranta	Makarantar Nahawu ta CMS, Lagos
Sana'a
Sana'a	Lauya

Cif Frederick Rotimi Alade Williams, QC, SAN (16 Disamba 1920 - 26 Maris 2005) fitaccen lauya ne na Najeriya wanda shine ɗan Najeriya na farko da ya zama Babban Lauyan Najeriya . A cikin 1950s, ya kasance memba na Action Group kuma daga baya ya zama ministan kananan hukumomi da shari'a. Ya kasance shugaban kungiyar lauyoyin Najeriya a shekarar 1959, kungiyar ita ce kan gaba ga lauyoyi a kasar. Ya bar siyasa a shekarun 1960, sakamakon rikicin siyasar yankin yammacin Najeriya.

A tsawon rayuwarsa, ya shiga wasu kararraki da ba za a manta da su ba, kuma muhimmai a kotuna, irin su Lakanmi da gwamnatin yammacin Najeriya, wadanda suka kafa hujjar cewa gwamnatin mulkin soja ba za ta iya amfani da karfinta wajen kafa dokokin da za su dace da kadarorin mutum ba. Oloye Williams, wanda shi kansa dan kabilar Yarbawa ne, yana cikin rukunin lauyoyin da suka wakilci Oba na Legas, Adeniji Adele, kan kalubalen da jam'iyyar National Democratic Party ta Najeriya ta yi . A baya dai ya samu hadin kai da tushe daga majalisar Docemo mai mulki a Legas.

Rayuwar farko

An haifi Rotimi Williams a ranar 16 ga Disamba 1920 a Legas. Babban yayansa shi ne Akintola Williams, an haife shi shekara guda a baya, wanda ya zama fitaccen Akanta na Chartered. Mahaifinsa da kawunsa duka lauyoyi ne, kuma an kira su zuwa mashaya a 1927 da 1892 bi da bi. Ya shiga makarantar firamare a shekarun 1930, a makarantar Methodist Ologbowo, sannan ya tafi makarantar CMS Grammar School, Legas don yin karatun sakandare . Duk da cewa an ba shi cikakken guraben karatun injiniyan injiniya a Yaba Higher College, ya zabi ya zama lauya. Ya sami digiri na farko a 1942 kuma an kira shi mashaya a Grey's Inn, London a 1943. Ya kafa kamfanin lauyoyi na farko na ’yan asalin Najeriya a 1948 tare da Cif Remilekun Fani-Kayode da Cif Bode Thomas . Ana kiran kamfanin lauyoyin "Thomas, Williams da Kayode".

Farkon sana'ar siyasa

A shekarar 1943, ya zama lauyan farko na Najeriya a kotun koli ta Najeriya kuma ba da jimawa ba ya shiga fagen siyasa a matsayin dan kungiyar matasan Najeriya . Ya tashi ya zama babban sakataren kungiyar. Sai dai ba da jimawa ba kungiyar ta fada cikin rikici wanda ya hana ta goyon bayan siyasa a tsakanin talakawan Najeriya. Lokacin da harkar ta fara dusashewa a siyasance, yana daya daga cikin masu ilimi ajin siyasar Najeriya da suka shiga kungiyar Action Group. Shi ne mashawarcin kungiyar a fannin shari'a a farkon shekarun 1950. A baya dai ya shiga majalisar sarakunan yankin yammacin kasar ne sakamakon rike mukaminsa na sarautar Apesin na Itoko a Egbaland . Daga baya kuma ya zama memba na majalisar sirri ta yankin. An zabe shi a matsayin dan majalisar jihar Legas a shekarar 1953 sannan aka nada shi shugaban karamar hukumar. A shekarar 1957, ya zama babban Lauyan yankin Yamma, dan Najeriya na farko da ya zama babban lauya. An nada shi Mashawarcin Sarauniya a 1958, wani kuma na farko a gare shi, domin yana daya daga cikin ‘yan Najeriya biyu na farko da aka yi daya.

Taron tsarin mulki

A ranar 18 ga Oktoba 1975, Rotimi Williams ya zama shugaban kwamitin tsara tsarin mulki. An kafa kungiyar ne domin gabatar da daftarin kundin tsarin mulkin da gwamnatin mulkin soja ta Obasanjo ta amince da shi . Ya jagoranci taron don gabatar da ajandar gina haɗin gwiwa tsakanin kabilanci da yanki. Hukumar ta yi kira ga wadanda suka lashe zaben shugaban kasa su samu akalla kashi 25 cikin 100 na yawan kuri’un da aka kada a kashi biyu cikin uku na jihohi goma sha tara na Najeriya kuma kowace jiha daga cikin jihohi 19 na tarayyar ta samu minista da zai wakilce su. Jam’iyyun siyasa kuma su samu goyon baya a akalla kashi biyu bisa uku na jihohin.