 I am delighted to felicitate with my dear brother and friend, Professor Koinsola Ajayi, senior advocate of Nigeria, the partners, members and management of Alanyu Ajayi LP, on the 60th anniversary of this great law firm. In a world in which few organizations outlive, much less, exceed the dreams and deeds of their founders. The attainment of your diamond jubilee is no mean milestone. And while it is remarkable that we can mark the sixth decade of Alanyu Ajayi LP, it is obvious that we are not here to commemorate the simple fact of mere longevity. Indeed, over the past 60 years, this firm has established itself not only as one of the biggest law firms in Nigeria, but has also forged a reputation for handling some of the largest and most complex transactions in different sectors of Nigerian business and economy. You've built up an impressive client list of local and foreign corporates, governments and individuals by simply doing the hard work, maintaining high ethical standards and keeping ahead of the curve. Since it was founded just two years after our country's independence, Alanyu Ajayi LP has grown from being a sole practitionership to one of the largest and open partnerships in sub-Saharan Africa, participating in some of Nigeria's landmark presidential cases and bringing scholarship and progressive thinking to bear in advocacy. What more recently, the firm's foray into external markets as well as instituting an innovation lab are both significant testaments to the dynamism and forward thinking of its management. In these 60 years, I think it is fair to say that Alanyu Ajayi LP has presented an emphatically affirmative answer to the question of whether our homegrown business and professional institutions can compete in the global marketplace. And just this September, you became the first African law firm to establish an English law practice in the United Kingdom. But for some of us who are not just friends but also family, today is also a day of remembrance. We remember the great founder of this firm, Sao Alanyu Ajayi, KJW, on whose giant shoulders and strength of character this firm reached its first heights. And though not a lawyer, the remarkable woman for whom the building that houses this firm is fittingly named Lady Adon Ajayi, a steady present rock for her husband and her illustrious children, one of whose, of course, Professor Koinsol Ajayi, the senior partner in the firm. May their memories and legacies always be blessed. On this note, let me congratulate you once again on attaining this great milestone. And I pray that the next 60 years will be much more successful, more rewarding and more impactful than the last 60 years, in Jesus' name, happy 60th anniversary.