OMOTOLA Rotimi is the Director, Lagos State Office of the Public Defender, OPD. The organisation was established in the year 2000 to render free legal services to indigent persons, especially women, children and the physically challenged. An astute lawyer who does not mince words in her fight against injustice in the society, Omotola, in this interview, bares her mind on OPD’s activities among sundry issues.

Research has shown that one in four Nigerian couples suffer infertility. Unfortunately, due to the importance attached to having a child in Nigeria and Africa at large, most couples who are unable to achieve pregnancy over a period of time are left with no other choice than to explore other options, irrespective of their consequences.

But like Mahatma Gandhi once said, you must be the change you wish to see in the world. That’s why one Nigerian, Mrs.Bisi Bright, Executive Director of LiveWell Initiative, has taken on herself the responsibility of delivering pro bono healthcare services, especially to the poor majority, since her retirement from the Nigerian Ports Authority in 2006, where she was Head of Pharmacy.