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Chief Jonathan Adebayo Osipitan was born on the 27th April 1924, in Oru, Ijebu North local Government of Ogun state. His parents were Late Mr George Adekoya Osipitan and Late Mrs Elizabeth Alaba Osipitan (Nee Ogunnaike). He had 2 brothers:- Johnson Ayodele Osipitan and Emmanuel Sunday Adewunmi Osipitan. He commenced his primary school education at Sagun United Primary school Oru Ijebu. He remained there until Standard 2. He subsequently attended Ojowo Primary school Ijebu-Igbo. He attended Saint Andrew Primary School Ushi-Ekiti, Ekiti State. He completed his primary school education at Christ Church Porogun primary school, Ijebu-Ode. He attended different primary schools because he lived with the Late Pa Okuyemi who was his teacher and a primary school headmaster who was transferred to various schools in the old western region.

After completing his primary school education, he was immediately employed as a pupil teacher and posted to Christ Church Porogun primary school, Ijebu-Ode in 1941. He served as a pupil teacher for three years before being admitted to St. Andrews Teacher Training College, Oyo in Oyo State. He was a student at the college for four years. On completion of his studies, Chief Osipitan was posted St. Johns primary school, Aroloya, Lagos.

While teaching at St. Johns primary school, he sat for and passed the GCE examination. This paved the way for his admission into the famous Holborn College in London, as a law student. He also enrolled at the Lincoln’s Inn. He was called to the English Bar in 1961. He returned to Nigeria and worked in the law firm of Coker and Thompson, a firm of Lagos based legal practitioners.

Chief Adebayo subsequently set up his law firm of Bayo Osipitan & Co. in 1965 which remain to the glory of God a thriving law firm till date. He was a member of the Federal House of Representatives, who represented Ijebu North Federal Constituency until December 1983.

Chief Osipitan married Late Mrs Modupe Olayinka Osipitan (nee Runsewe) in 1954 and remained married until her transition to glory on 31st December 1966. The marriage was blessed with four children; Dewale, Taiwo, Kehinde and Joke. Chief Osipitan elected to remain a widower for 12 years. He devoted his time and resources to the upbringing and monitoring of his children. In 1978 he met and married Mrs Emily Olufemi Osipitan till he passed on to glory on 2nd May 2019.