Renowned Ekiti-born Lawyer, Olanipekun empowers youths, offers scholarships to students

Adebayo Adenrele




Renowned legal luminary, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, has empowered youths and offered scholarships to students in his efforts to create job opportunities in Ekiti State.

Olanipekun made the gesture at his country home, Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, during the 27th Scholarship Award Scheme & 4th Empowerment Programme of Wole Olanipekun Foundation, WOF.

The foundation gave out scholarship to 250 students ranging from secondary schools to university/law school education levels, youth empowerment to 100 beneficiaries, 100 aged and widows grants and palliatives to 600 beneficiaries.

He also called on well-meaning Nigerians to extend love and kindness, as many individuals are facing hard times in the country.

Olanipekun decried that the myriad of challenges confronting the country has led to instability, tension, unrest, anguish, pain, confusion and many more issues among the citizens.

According to him, the situation in Nigeria is much more challenging, cognizance being taken of peculiar and uninspiring economic situation over the years, coupled with the burden of insecurity that the country is facing over a decade now.

His words: “The poverty level in Nigeria today is not just scary but also terrifying, as over 70 percent of Nigerians rudderless, poverty stricken.

“This situation then beckons to those who have received God’s benevolence to also tap from God’s attribute of compassion by lending helping hands to their fellow human beings.”

The Chairman of the Ceremony and Leader of the Senate, Sen. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, described Chief Olanipekun, as a celebrated citizen of Nigeria, a hero of the country, with a good heart with strength of character, thanking him for his dedication to his community in all ramifications.

Bamidele, noted that Olanipekun’s integrity and consistencies as a role model has brought different personalities to him at all times.

In his speech, the Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, described Wole Olanipekun, as a very hard working man, ready to share what humanity has blessed him with others.