Legal luminary, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN, has advised the Law students of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) to be focused, self-discipline and self confident as they prepare to pursue their careers in various areas of the legal profession.
Olanipekun, who is a former Chairman of Body of Benchers (BoB) and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), gave the counsel on Wednesday while speaking on the honorary fellowship award conferred on him by the law students during the official opening of the Legal Year for the 2023/2024 Session.
The theme of the event is titled: 21st Century Lawyers: Exploiting Law as the Binding Force in this Golden Age.
Commending the University’s Law Students for considering him worthy of the honour and for their painstaking effort to put a robust profile together on him, Olanipekun said he achieved all he achieved because he’s diligent in his job and believe in himself and endowed with abundant grace of God.
The legal icon, who was represented by a team of Lawyers from his Wole Olanipekun & Co. (Abuja office) and led by Bar Benjamin Nwosu, said today’s generation of lawyers are more blessed, especially with technology which gives them easy access to books and other research works.
He said, “Success don’t just happen, it requires a conscious effort. As budding lawyers, you have to start the preparation for the future today. To be a successful Lawyer, you must first of all be focused, hardworking and diligent because nothing worthwhile comes easily,”
Olanipekun further commended the management of the UniAbuja and the leadership of the Law Faculty and urged the students to always struggle to be the best to make their lecturers proud.”
Earlier, the Guest Speaker at the event, Mr. Sunusi Musa (SAN), spoke glowingly of Olanipekun, describing him as the best thing that ever happened to to the legal profession in Nigeria.
Sunusi, who called on the students to always strive to be exceptional, pointed out that with a father-figure like Olanipekun as a role model, the students have set a goal for themselves.
The senior advocate also advised the students to always set their priorities well, stressing that their actions today set the stage for the realization of their future aspirations and goals as legal practitioners.
He also urged them to shun acts and behaviours that are detrimental to positive development and image of their profession, saying that they should understand that their time at the university is a unique opportunity for them to define who and what they wanted to become.
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