Wole Olanipekun Explained

Wole Olanipekun
Birth Name:Oluwole Oladapo Olanipekun
Birth Date:1951 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Ekiti State, Nigeria
Nationality:Nigerian
Citizenship:Nigerian
Yearsactive:July 1975 - present
Awards:OFR, CFR

Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, CFR,(born 18 November 1951) is a Nigerian Lawyer and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association and Senior Advocate of Nigeria.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Early life

A native of Ikere-Ekiti,[5] he attended Amoye Grammar School in Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State southwestern Nigeria but obtained the West Africa School Certificate at Ilesa Grammar before he proceeded to the University of Lagos, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Law.[6] [7]

Professional career

He was Called to the bar in July 1976 after he graduated from the Nigerian Law School and subsequently attained the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in July 1991, the same year in which he was appointed as Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Ondo State and served in that capacity for two years.[8] In 2002, he was elected as President of the Nigerian Bar Association.[9] In January 2007, he became a Life bencher, appointed by the Nigerian Body of Benchers.[10] He was the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council of the University of Ibadan between 2004 and 2006. In 2003, he was appointed the Vice President of the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU).[11] [12] Chief Oluwole Olanipekun, SAN, OFR is the Principal Partner of Wole Olanipekun and Co, a leading law firm in Nigeria with the headquarters in Lagos State, Nigeria, branch in Abuja and presence in all the states in Nigeria.[13]

Personal life

Olanipekun is married to Erelu Omo-ale Olanipekun and they have four children (among them Oladapo Olanipekun, Olabode Olanipekun, Bukola Olanipekun, and Temitope Olanipekun) - and is a grandfather.[14]

Membership

Award

In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) was conferred on him by President Muhammadu Buhari.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PROFILE:- CHIEF WOLE OLANIPEKUN, OFR, SAN, FCIArb. 30 May 2020.
  2. Web site: UNILAG: 30 SANs To Engage FG In Court Over Name Change. daniel. INFORMATION NIGERIA. 25 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Celebrating Wole Olanipekun at 59. https://web.archive.org/web/20120223170144/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/celebrating-wole-olanipekun-at-59/73855. dead. 23 February 2012. 20 March 2017.
  4. Web site: Chief Wole Olanipekun, OFR, Senior Advocate of Nigeria. 25 August 2017.
  5. Web site: My SAN son is more brilliant than me – Wole Olanipekun. 26 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170826124248/http://punchng.com/san-son-brilliant-wole-olanipekun. 26 August 2017.
  6. Web site: Wole Olanipekun - INFORMATION NIGERIA. informationng.com. 25 April 2015.
  7. Web site: Alumni, students urge N’Assembly to disregard UNILAG bill. The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. 25 April 2015.
  8. Web site: Olanipekun: Portrait of A Legal Luminary, Articles - THISDAY LIVE. thisdaylive.com. 25 April 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150706125958/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/olanipekun-portrait-of-a-legal-luminary/205357. 6 July 2015.
  9. Web site: Celebrating Wole Olanipekun at 59, Articles - THISDAY LIVE. https://web.archive.org/web/20120223170144/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/celebrating-wole-olanipekun-at-59/73855. dead. 23 February 2012. 20 March 2017.
  10. Web site: Sofola emerges Body of Benchers’ chairman. The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. 25 April 2015.
  11. Web site: UI honours ex-NBA chief Olanipekun. John Austin Unachukwu. The Nation. 25 April 2015.
  12. Web site: Forget Past Injustices Olanipekun Tells UI VC, Articles - THISDAY LIVE. thisdaylive.com. 25 April 2015.
  13. Web site: Wole Olanipekun & Co, Lagos Office, Global Chambers. chambers.com. 27 May 2020.
  14. Web site: This Family Has Three Senior Advocates of Nigeria.. news-af.feednews.com. 27 May 2020.
  15. Web site: 2022-10-09 . FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper . 2022-10-29 . en-US.

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