Traditional ruler from Ogun state Kabiyesi Olufemi Ogunleye obtains law degree at 73 (photos)

- Traditional ruler from Ogun state bags law degree at 73

- Mr. Ogunleye is the Toluwade of Akinale in Owu Kingdom of Egbaland

- He graduated with a Second Class Upper degree from Crescent University, Abeokuta

Traditional ruler Olufemi Ogunleye has bagged a second class upper honour in law from Crescent university. He shared his experience in a recent interview where he mentioned that his achievement has proven that age is not a barrier to educational advancement.

Kabiyesi Ogunleye is the Toluwade of Akinale in Owu Kingdom of Egbaland and at 73 , he has achieved a feat most people would have thought impossible.

Right before obtaining the law degree and mounting the throne, Mr Ogunleye served as journalist for decades.

Kabiyesi Olufemi Ogunleye studying Source: Premiumtimes

In the interview, he mentioned the degree took him five years to complete and only became a reality after he passed the Diploma in Law at the university"It was a five-year programme. We are the pioneer Law students of Bola Ajibola College of Law of the Crescent University, Abeokuta, which was established in 2005"

Kabiyesi Olufemi Ogunleye Source: Premiumtimes

Speaking on his experience in the university, he said: "I enrolled for Diploma in Law at the university in 2012, to break the monotony of traditional mundane palace paradigm. But with an Upper Credit at the end of the Diploma, I was offered a direct entry to 200 Level, which now saw me acquiring an LLB degree with Second Class Upper,” Mr. Ogunleye said."

“By graduating in Law at 73, I have thrown a challenge to the youth and other senior citizens that there is no age barrier to educational advancement"