Olanipekun: Dream Dreams that Will Put Us on Crest for Future Devt
Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association and immediate past Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Chief Wole Olanipekun, CFR, SAN, last Friday in Abuja, called on Nigerians to entertain dreams that will match and address not only our present shortcomings, but also put us on the crest for future development.
Chief Olanipekun was Keynote Speaker at the Colloquium to mark the 25th anniversary of Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and book presentation.
Concluding his 33 page presentation at the event with the theme: “The Nigeria of Our Dream, A Call to the Patriots” Chief Olanipekun said: “It is hoped that this Colloquium will provoke us to dreaming dreams that will match and address not only our present shortcomings, but also put us on the crest for future development”.
He said: “By applying the word future, I mean a future that will ignite and rekindle hope in our youths and generations to come. With this process in place, the present war of attrition and transferred aggression by the youths, poor and down trodden against any person or citizen who is generally perceived as an oppressor, be he a civil servant, middle class man or woman, successful Farmer, Lawyer, Doctor or any other professional, would be substantially curtailed.
“In the same vein, we would no longer see ourselves as second-class citizens of the world, for at creation, God has not made us inferior to any other race or people.”
Chief Olanipekun stated that the: “The acclaimed and celebrated successes of our youths in music and sports, bear eloquent corroboration of the foregoing testament that our citizens are not lower in status than any other race or nation.
“Let us recall that the year 2021 marked a watershed moment for our youths in music, as Burna Boy secured the Grammy Award; Davido was singled out to display his musical craftsmanship at the closing ceremony of the World Cup in 2022; Tiwa Savage was sought out to perform at the coronation of King Charles on 6th May, 2023, while Asake’s recent breathtaking performance at the London 02 Arena on 20th August, 2023 was most captivating, amazing and mesmerising.”
The Chairman of the event was Justice Mary Ukaego Peter-Odili, JSC (Rtd), while the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN was the Guest of Honour.
Other dignitaries at the event were: His Royal Highness, Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai, Al-Amin Kanemi, Shehu of Borno; His Majesty, Oba (Dr) Aladetoyin O. Aladelusi, Deji of Akure Kingdom, Ondo State.
The event was also graced by the Hon. Minister for Labour and Employment, Simon Bako Lalong; former Governor of Bauchi State, Mr. M. A. Abubakar, SAN.
