[1][2] Akande Jadesola Olayinka was born on 15, November 1940, in Ibadan, Oyo State, defunct Western Region of Nigeria.
[4][5][6] She obtained her G.C.E Advanced Level certificate after attending Barnstaple Girls Grammar School, Devon, England before proceeding to study a course in Law at the University College, London where she graduated in 1963.
[7][8] After her call to the bar at the Inner Temple, London and the Nigerian Law School, Akande Jadesola returned to Nigeria where she began her career as an Administrative Ofiicer in the West Regional Civil Service.
[5] Akande Jadesola was a key member of the Constitutional Review Committee of 1987, and the Presidential Panel of National Security in 2000.
[5][10] She was a key member of the Constitutional Review Committee of 1987 and the Presidential Panel of National Security in 2000.