Folake Solanke

Ita ce mace ta farko da ta fara zama Babban Lauya a Najeriya kuma ita ce mace lauya ‘yar Nijeriya ta farko da ta fara sanya rigar alharini a matsayin Babbar Lauya. Ita ce Kwamishina ta farko a Jihar Yamma kuma tsohuwar Shugabar Hukumar Yada Labaran Talabijin ta Yammacin Najeriya (WNTBC). ta kasance tanada fada aji a yankinta.

Folake Solanke
Rayuwa
Haihuwa	Abeokuta, 29 ga Maris, 1932 (92 shekaru)
ƙasa	Najeriya
Mazauni	Ibadan
Harshen uwa	Yarbanci
Ƴan uwa
Mahaifi	Yakubu Odulate
Karatu
Makaranta	Newcastle University (en) Methodist Girls' High School (en)
Harsuna	Turanci Yarbanci Pidgin na Najeriya
Sana'a
Sana'a	Lauya
Kyaututtuka	gani Babban Lauyan Najeriya

Ita ce ta 42 kuma Shugabar Afirka ta Farko ta Zonta International, kungiyar ba da agaji ta kasa da kasa da ke maida hankali kan ciyar da matsayin mata gaba. Shugaban na Duniya na 43 shi ma ɗan Afirka ne.

An haifa Solanke a ranar 29 ga watan Maris 1932 a gidan marigayi Pa. JS Odulate a Abeokuta, babban birnin jihar Ogun da ke kudu maso yammacin Najeriya.

Daga 1937 zuwa 1939, Solanke ya halarci makarantar firamare ta Ago Oko. Daga 1940 zuwa 1944, ta halarci makarantar mata ta Emo a Abeokuta. Daga shekarar 1945 zuwa 1949, ta halarci makarantar sakandaren 'yan mata ta Methodist da ke Legas, inda ta dauki lambar farko a fannin Turanci da Lissafi a koyaushe. A shekarar 1949, Solanke ta sami Takardar shedar shiga Makarantar Afirka ta Yamma, ta zama Firayim Minista da Kyaftin din Wasanni, kuma a Jarrabawar Takardar Makarantar Afirka ta Yamma ta zama ɗalibar farko a makarantar da ta sami takardar shaidar aji ɗaya. Ta yi shekara guda a Kwalejin Sarauniya da ke Legas kafin ta ci gaba zuwa Jami’ar Newcastle (a lokacin tana Jami’ar Durham ), Ingila, inda ta sami digiri na farko na Kwalejin kere kere (Kashi na 2) a Latin da Lissafi a 1954. A 1955, Solanke ta karɓi takardar difloma a fannin ilimi (2nd Division) kuma ta shiga malanta a makarantar Pipers Corner School, Great Kingshill, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, inda ta koyar da Latin da lissafi na tsawon shekaru 2. A watan Oktoba 1956, ta auri Toriola Solanke. A shekarar 1957, ta shiga aikin malanta na St Monica's High School, Essex, inda ta koyar da darussan iri daya na shekara daya.

A cikin 1960, Solanke ya sami shiga Gray's Inn, London don karanta karatun digiri a fannin shari'a . A shekarar 1962, ta dawo Najeriya domin yin aikin lauya.

Bayan dawowarta Najeriya a watan Agustan 1962, Solanke ta fara aikin lauya a dakin marigayi Mai Shari'a Michael Adeyinka Odesanya (rtd), yayin da take koyar da Latin da Lissafi a Makarantar Yammacin Yammata ta Grammar da ke Ibadan, Oyo . Mahaifinta ya mutu a watan Afrilu 1963. A watan Mayu 1963, bayan da aka kira ta zuwa ga lauya ba ta nan, sai ta koma ofishin shari'a na Cif Frederick Rotimi Williams a matsayin karamin lauya.

A cikin 1972, an nada Solanke a matsayin kwamishina na Jiha na farko kuma shugaba na Gidan Rediyon Yammacin Najeriya (WNTBC).

A cikin 1981, Solanke ta zama mace ta farko da ta fara zama babbar lauya a Najeriya kuma lauya mace ‘yar Najeriya ta farko da ta fara sanya rigar siliki.

Solanke ya tashi daga mukaminsa na Zonta International, ya fara aiki a matsayin Hakimin Gundumar Afirka sannan kuma ya zama Mataimakin Shugaban Kasa da Kasa. A cikin 1988, 1990, da 1994, Solanke ya tsaya takarar shugaban kasa na kungiyar (ba ta shiga 1992 ba). Ta yi rashin nasara a karo biyu na farko, amma ta ci nasara a karo na uku, an zabe ta a Hongkong a ranar 21 ga Yulin, 1994 a matsayin Shugaba na 42 na Duniya, ba-kaucasian na farko, shugaban Afirka na kungiyar tun kafuwarta a 1919.

Tarihin rayuwar Solanke, Neman isa ga taurari an buga shi a 2007. Littafin ya bayyana ta a matsayin "Lady of farko da farko" da kuma yadda ta yi fice a harkar lauya.

Solanke ya sami lambobin yabo da yawa, gami da girmamawar kasa ta Kwamandan Umarnin Nijar

A 1981, Marigayi Olubuse II, na 50 na Ooni na Ife ya ba Solanke taken gargajiya na "Yeyemofin of Ife" biyo bayan tattaunawar da ta yi da Babban Lauyan Najeriya.

A shekarar 2012, Solanke karbi International Bar Association 's fice International Woman Lauya Award a Ƙungiyar ta 5th Duniya Lauyoyin Mata' Conference da aka gudanar a London, a fitarwa na ta sana'a kyau da kuma m taimako ga ci gaba na mata a cikin doka sana'a . Har ila yau a cikin 2012, Solanke ta fitar da littafinta na biyu, A Compendium of Selected Lectures and Papers, Volume 1 .

A ranar 17 ga Janairun 2015, Solanke ya sami lambar yabo ta Rayuwa ta Jaridar The Sun a wani bikin da aka yi a Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.

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