President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given his approval for the appointment of Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, as the pro-chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Board of University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos State.
He was born on 18th
November, 1951 at Ikere-Ekiti. He attended Amoye
Grammar School, Ikere-Ekiti, Ilesa
Grammar School, Ilesa, the University
of Lagos and the Nigerian
Law School, Lagos.
Chief Wole Olanipekun SAN, is the founder and principal partner of
Wole Olanipekun & Co. He was conferred with the prestigious rank of a
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in 1991 in recognition of his invaluable
contributions to the advancement of the Legal Profession in Nigeria, about 15 years after he was called
to bar. Arguably one of Nigeria’s leading barristers he has been involved as
counsel and amicus curiae in many of Nigeria’s landmark cases. He is also in
top demand internationally as an expert in Nigerian law.
Chief Olanipekun has presented over 100 papers on diverse topics on
Law, including; Economics, Politics, Literature and Corporate Governance in and
out of the country and within and without several universities. His practice areas include
constitutional law, pre and post election dispute resolution, arbitration and
alternative dispute resolution, labour law, commercial litigation, criminal law
and general practice.
Members:
Prof. S. E. Ogbeide
Rufai Chanchangi
Chief Mrs Glory Ekpo-Oho Patricia Seubittere Yakubu
