From left, chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Aare Afe Babalola and his wife, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Segun Mimiko and ex-governor of Ekiti Segun Oni |
Yesterday in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State; notable Nigerians showered
encomiums on Chief Afe Bablola, (SAN) a legal icon and founder of Afe
Babalola University, (ABUA) situated at Ado-Ekiti, capital of Ekiti
State describing him as an epitome of excellence. It was at the event marking the 50th anniversary of Babalola’s legal practice in Nigeria.
Those who rained the encomium on the legal luminary include: former
President Olusegun Obasanjo, Governor Abiola Ajimobi, his Ekiti and Ondo
States counterpart, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Olusegun Mimiko, traditional
rulers and others. The occasion featured the formal
inauguration of Emmanuel Chambers, the corporate headquarters of Afe
Babalola’s law firm and a lecture delivered by former Chairman of
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission
(ICPC), Justice Emmanuel Ayoola at the Bar Centre, Iyaganku, Ibadan.
President
Goodluck Jonathan was also represented at the ceremony by the
Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal
Ministry of Justice, Alhaji Abdullahi Mohammed Yola. The President noted that the legal luminary had served the country
well as a legal practitioner and had thus become a living legend through
his contributions to national development, especially his contributions
to the evolution of the rule of law. According to the president, “Chief
Afe Babalola has remained a pillar of support and inspiration to
governance in Nigeria. He has left a legacy for posterity, especially
through the instrumentality of education.”
Former President
Obasanjo described Babalola as a legal icon who had also contributed
immensely to the development of education in Nigeria. Governor
Ajimobi lauded the contributions of Chief Babalola to the development of
education and the legal profession saying, “he stands for excellence,
perfection, affection, hard work, tenacity and he is a leader and fisher
of good men. Those who you have produced as lawyers are now
internationally-acclaimed legal practitioners,”
Both Governors
Fayemi and Mimiko also described Chief Babalola as a hardworking
personality who had succeeded in virtually everything he laid his hands
one, particularly law and education.
They lauded his sense of
accommodation, philanthropy and commitment to the well-being of the less
privileged through his God-given endowment and resources.
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