Kayode Ajulo’s Love for the Less-privileged Rewarded

A good deed does not go unrewarded. This simple phrase captures the life and essence of popular constitutional lawyer, Olukayode Abraham Ajulo, SAN.

The outspoken and fiery lawyer was among the 58 lawyers who were recently elevated to the enviable rank of Senior Advocates of Nigeria.

All his life, Ajulo has eaten and drank law. From his father’s popular bookshop in Akure, capital of Ondo State, young Kayode had his first understanding of law as he would bury his head into the various law books on the shelves.

It is a well-kept secret among legal luminaries that when a law firm commands not just the respect of its peers, but the kind of briefs which yield huge sums that make bankers drool in envy, such a firm has landed in the top-tier league.

While barristers earn their stripes by the number of cases won in court, solicitors only get to play in the big league based on the quality of legal advisory services, corporate and commercial transactions as well as impressive legal skills they wield in a wide range of practice areas.

But for Ondo State-born Ajulo, large doses of selfless and pro bono cases, coupled with God’s blessings have ensured his smooth ride to prominence and opulence.

“Almost 90 per cent of his cases are pro bono. You have many people suffering unjustly simply because they cannot access legal services. So, whenever such cases are brought to his notice, He makes sure that he makes a lawyer available to them,” a source revealed to Society Watch.

Ask around about him, and many would surely have good testimonies to tell about his good deeds and selfless services, particularly to the less privileged. His mastery of constitutional law has most times confounded even his ardent critics.