Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and former chairman ,Body of Benchers ,Chief Wole Olanipekun ,SAN ,CFR will be receiving double awards from two prestigious universities in Nigeria .
The Nigeria’s foremost Legal Practitioner will be conferred with the Honorary Doctor of Laws, LL. D honoris causa by the fastest growing private university in Africa , Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti(ABUAD) at its forthcoming 13th Convocation ceremonies.
Chief Olanipekun,the Asiwaju of Ikere-Kingdom ,will also deliver the ABUAD’s Convocation Lecture titled: “Nigeria Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, The Imperative of a Sober and Definitive Recalibration” on Monday, at the Alfa Belgore main auditorium .
Similarly , arrangements are in top gear by the leadership of the University of Lagos Alumni Association to bestow the highest honour of the UNILAG ALUMNI PLATINUM Award on Chief Olanipekun .
The UNILAG Alumni event is scheduled to hold on Friday, October 17, 2025 at the Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island ,Lagos under the chairmanship of the Ogbeni Oja of Ijebu land ,Olor’ ogun , Dr Sonny Kuku ,OFR, FAS ,while the Vice President ,Senator Kassim Shettima will be the Special Guest of Honour .
Chief Olanipekun is the Pro Chancellor and chairman of council , University of Lagos .He built a strong reputation across many areas of law (constitutional, arbitration, commercial, etc.).
In 1980, he founded Wole Olanipekun & Co., which has grown into one of Nigeria’s leading law firms with a presence across states .
In 1991, he was appointed Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Ondo State, serving for approximately two years
He served as President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) from 2002 to 2004 . In 2007, he was made a Life Bencher (by the Nigerian Body of Benchers)
He has also held roles as Pro-Chancellor / Chairman of Governing Councils at various universities: - University of Ibadan (2004 – 2006) - Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State .
Chief Wole Olanipekun has been involved in high-profile cases and election petitions, contributing to Nigeria’s jurisprudence and constitutional law development.