“If we [lawyers] are corruption-free, the whole country will be corruption-free.”

—  Folake Solanke

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/03/kidnap-of-schoolgirls-stop-paying-ransom-to-criminals-solanke-tells-fg/ Folake Solanke in 2021 cautioning lawyers against corruption.

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