Brief profile of Bolanle olawale Babalakin

Brief profile of Bolanle olawale Babalakin

D. O.B 1 July 1960 in the ancient city of Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria..

Education:
Alma mater University of Lagos , Cambridge
University

Occupation Lawyer, businessman and
philanthropist

Spouse(s) Olugbolahan Babalakin

Awards:
 Senior Advocate of Nigeria
(SAN), Officer of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria (OFR)

Early life and education of Babalakin
Dr. Wale Babalakin was born on 1 July 1960
in the ancient Nigerian city of Ibadan in Oyo
State. His father, the Honourable Mr. Justice
Bolarinwa Oyegoke Babalakin is a retired
Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria ,
and his mother, Mrs. Ramotu Ibironke
Babalakin, was a pioneer female hospital
proprietress in Ibadan. He attended Sacred
Heart Private School,  then proceeded to the
prestigious Government College, Ibadan (GCI)
for his secondary school education and was
the Banjo prize winner in Grier House in 1971.
For his 'A’ Levels, Babalakin attended The
Polytechnic, Ibadan[6] and was subsequently
admitted into the University of Lagos in 1978,
where he graduated as one of the best three
students in the Faculty of Law in 1981. He
proceeded to the Nigerian Law School where
he was called to the Nigerian Babalakin in 1982.
In 1982, Wale Babalakin was one of only three
Africans admitted into Corpus Christi College
at Cambridge University for the pioneer Master
of Laws Degree. Although his academic
program was sponsored by his father, in 1984,
he could not resist the allure and prestige of a
Commonwealth Scholarship which in that
year was only made available to three
Nigerian students studying abroad and who
were awarded the scholarship for outstanding
academic performance. Wale Babalakin was
awarded the LLM Degree in 1983 and
proceeded immediately with his doctoral
program. Dr. Babalakin received his PhD in
1986 on the eve of his 26th birthday.(http://https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wale_Babalakin)


Babalakin as a Philanthrophist
Dr. Wale Babalakin is very committed to a lot
of philanthropic activities. When the office of
the Public Defender in Lagos was gutted by
fire, Dr. Babalakin realised the significant role
this institution had to play in defending the
rights of the masses and opted to rebuild and
furnish it. He has over the years executed the
following:
Donated an 80-bed hostel to the University
of Ilorin in the name of his father, the
Hon. Mr. Justice Bolarinwa Oyegoke
Babalakin.
Donated an 80-bed hostel in Ibogun,
Ogun State in memory of his mother,
Mr.
Ramotu Ibironke Babalakin.
Donated a 500-seater auditorium to the
Moshood Abiola Polytechnic in memory
of his late mother.
Which is what marketing student of mapoly are still using till date

Treated 1000 patients with various eye
diseases in Aye daade Local
Government.
Treated 4000 patients with various eye
diseases in Owo Local Government under
the foundation set up in memory of his late
mother.
He has an elaborate scholarship in and
out of Nigeria with over 200 students in
Nigeria and about 40 students abroad.

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