By Former Governorship Candidate, Olusola Oke Becomes Senior Advocate Of Nigeria
Chief Olusola Oke, the candidate of the Alliance for Democracy in the last Gubernatorial election in Ondo State was on Monday elevated to the position of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
Oke was born and raised in Ilaje, Ondo State where he had his early years education before going to University of Ife, Osun State where he studied Law and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1987.
He joined Olufemi Lanlehin and Co., a law firm in Ikeja, Lagos in 1987 after which he moved to Okitipupa to establish his own firm, Olusola Oke and Associates on 14 July 1988. His resolve to commence his law practice early enough was encouraged by his easy grasp of routines and outstanding delivery in all the matters he participated in.
In 1996, he became the Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Okitipupa Branch. Between 1997 and year 2000, he was the chairman of NBA, Okitipupa Branch. Also, between 1997 and year 2000, he was a member of the National Executive Committee of NBA. His professional practice provided the platform that earned him the opportunity to blossom in politics and to join others in liberating his people. Today, his law firm has its headquarters in Abuja. He served as the National Legal Adviser of the PDP, between 2008 and 2012.
In the build up to the Ondo Gubernatorial election in 2016, Oke joined many others to battle for the candidacy of the ruling All Progressives Congress but lost out in the primaries to Rotimi Akeredolu SAN. Not satisfied with the outcome of the party’s primary election, he proceeded to the Alliance for Democracy (AD) where he was the appointed candidate for the governorship election which he later lost to his former party rival, Akeredolu.
Before now, he has been listed for the prestigious title of the Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, three times and in all the three instances, he made it to the final listing. He was decorated with the new status by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen alongside other awardees.
