Nigeria, May 30 -- "The legal practitioner lives for the direction of his people and the advancement of the cause of his country."

- Christopher Sapara Williams (November 1888)



Decades ahead, a fastidious, dispassionate scholar will cast his gaze upon one of those who kept his reputation unblemished and acknowledge him in remembrance of times past. A key factor in the choice of subject will be tracing how a man distinguished himself without becoming mired in the quicksand of a society enmeshed in moral decline during the very epoch in which he operated and reached great heights.



Wole Olanipekun fits the bill for such a persona. Even within his own lifetime, he has become a role model for aspiring young lawyers who want to build ...