Mustapha Funsho Saad bagged diploma certificate in law in 1983, he proceeded to the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1984 for his LL.B and graduated in 1998. Afterwards, he went to the Nigerian Law School and was subsequently called to Bar 1989. Saad established his chamber in 1993 in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital and thereafter, between 2009 and 2003, he lectured at the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin. The legal luminary also ventured into politics, where he worked for the emergence of Dr. Bukola Saraki as the governor of the State in 2003. He had contested severally for the House of Representatives’ seat but lost out in all attempts. In 2016, he proceeded to the University of Ilorin for his Masters Degree and completed the programme in 2018. He shares with our JUDICIARY CORRESPONDENT, KAYODE ADEOTI, the most unforgettable experience he ever had in the legal profession. Excerpts:
The most dramatic moment I ever encountered centred on a matter that involved recovery of certain amount of money. Then, Trade bank was still in existence and I was the solicitor to the financial institution. I was asked to recover some amount of money from one of the debtors of the bank. The lawyer defending the debtor, who was respondent in the case, after we’ve exchanged briefs, made some admissions of part of the money we were claiming. Since some part of the money had been admitted, I just felt I should go on with the case. I made the application and surprisingly, it was granted, it was something I never envisaged. The counsel at the other side who is a senior lawyer became rattled.
