Tinubu to Unveil Olanipekun’s 50-Year Legal Legacy in Six Volumes.
Titled Wole Olanipekun Through the Cases, the publication examines some of the most significant cases handled by the senior lawyer since his call to the Nigerian Bar in 1976, highlighting his contributions to the development of Nigerian law and jurisprudence.
The unveiling, scheduled to take place under the auspices of the WOC Justice Summit, will hold a day after Olanipekun’s 75th birthday.
Born on November 18, 1951, Olanipekun was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1976 and attained the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in July 1991, shortly before his 40th birthday.
He was appointed Attorney-General of the old Ondo State in 1992 and subsequently became President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in 2002. One of the notable aspects of his distinguished career to be examined in the publication is his successive engagements as lead counsel to four Nigerian presidents in defending legal challenges to their elections since 2007. These cases reflect his involvement in some of the country’s most consequential electoral and constitutional disputes, many of which have shaped the interpretation of electoral laws, constitutional provisions and the administration of electoral justice in Nigeria. The six-volume compendium offers an extensive examination of Olanipekun’s legal career through commentaries on landmark cases, illustrating the breadth of his courtroom advocacy and professional engagements.
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