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Former Ondo AG Links State’s Oil Emergence to Visionary Governance

FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER FOR JUSTICE IN ONDO STATE, WOLE OLANIPEKUN, SAN, HAS ATTRIBUTED ONDO STATE’S EMERGENCE AS AN OIL-PRODUCING STATE TO VISIONARY LEADERSHIP, STRATEGIC SACRIFICES AND COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE, WARNING THAT DISREGARDING THE COUNSEL OF ELDERS AND THE LESSONS OF HISTORY COULD JEOPARDISE THE STATE’S DEVELOPMENT.

By Rachel Salami

1 min read 111 views Updated Oct 11, 2026
FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER FOR JUSTICE IN ONDO STATE, WOLE OLANIPEKUN, SAN, HAS ATTRIBUTED ONDO STATE’S EMERGENCE AS AN OIL-PRODUCING STATE TO VISIONARY LEADERSHIP, STRATEGIC SACRIFICES AND COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE, WARNING THAT DISREGARDING THE COUNSEL OF ELDERS AND THE LESSONS OF HISTORY COULD JEOPARDISE THE STATE’S DEVELOPMENT.


WHILE SPEAKING AT THE INTERNATIONAL CULTURE AND EVENTS CENTRE THE DOME, AKURE DURING THE PUBLIC LECTURE WITH THE THEME ONDO STATE YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW, OLANIPEKUN RECOUNTED THE PAINSTAKING STEPS THAT POSITIONED ONDO ALONGSIDE ABIA AND IMO STATES AS NIGERIA’S OIL-PRODUCING STATES.

OLANIPEKUN, WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC LECTURE EMPHASISED THAT ONDO’S ACHIEVEMENTS WERE NO ACCIDENT BUT THE PRODUCT OF DELIBERATE PLANNING, STRATEGIC CHOICES AND FORESIGHT.

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FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER FOR JUSTICE IN ONDO STATE, WOLE OLANIPEKUN, SAN, HAS ATTRIBUTED ONDO STATE’S EMERGENCE AS AN OIL-PRODUCING STATE TO VISIONARY LEADERSHIP, STRATEGIC SACRIFICES AND COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE, WARNING THAT DISREGARDING THE COUNSEL OF ELDERS AND THE LESSONS OF HISTORY COULD JEOPARDISE THE STATE’S DEVELOPMENT. FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER FOR JUSTICE IN ONDO STATE, WOLE...

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  • FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER FOR JUSTICE IN ONDO STATE, WOLE OLANIPEKUN, SAN, HAS ATTRIBUTED ONDO STATE’S EMERGENCE AS AN OIL-PRODUCING STATE TO VISIONARY LEADERSHIP, STRATEGIC SACRIFICES AND COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE, WARNING THAT DISREGARDING THE COUNSEL OF ELDERS AND THE LESSONS OF HISTORY COULD JEOPARDISE THE STATE’S DEVELOPMENT.
  • FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER FOR JUSTICE IN ONDO STATE, WOLE OLANIPEKUN, SAN, HAS ATTRIBUTED ONDO STATE’S EMERGENCE AS AN OIL-PRODUCING STATE TO VISIONARY LEADERSHIP, STRATEGIC SACRIFICES AND COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE, WARNING THAT DISREGARDING THE COUNSEL OF ELDERS AND THE LESSONS OF HISTORY COULD JEOPARDISE THE STATE’S DEVELOPMENT.WHILE SPEAKING AT THE INTERNATIONAL CULTURE AND EVENTS CENTRE THE DOME, AKURE DURING THE PUBLIC LECTURE WITH THE THEME ONDO STATE YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW, OLANIPEKUN RECOUNTED THE PAINSTAKING STEPS THAT POSITIONED ONDO ALONGSIDE ABIA AND IMO STATES AS NIGERIA’S OIL-PRODUCING STATES.OLANIPEKUN, WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC LECTURE EMPHASISED THAT ONDO’S ACHIEVEMENTS WERE NO ACCIDENT BUT THE PRODUCT OF DELIBERATE PLANNING, STRATEGIC CHOICES AND FORESIGHT.
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FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER FOR JUSTICE IN ONDO STATE, WOLE OLANIPEKUN, SAN, HAS ATTRIBUTED ONDO STATE’S EMERGENCE AS AN OIL-PRODUCING STATE TO VISIONARY LEADERSHIP, STRATEGIC SACRIFICES AND COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE, WARNING THAT DISREGARDING THE COUNSEL OF ELDERS AND THE LESSONS OF HISTORY COULD JEOPARDISE THE STATE’S DEVELOPMENT. FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER FOR JUSTICE IN ONDO STATE, WOLE...

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February 3, 2026

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