[2] The Oloye Williams, himself a Yoruba chieftain, was also among a group of lawyers that represented the Oba of Lagos, Adeniji Adele, against challenges by the Nigerian National Democratic Party.

His older brother was Akintola Williams, born a year earlier, who became a distinguished Chartered Accountant.

Despite having been awarded a full scholarship to study mechanical engineering at Yaba Higher College, he chose to become a lawyer.

He had previously entered the Western region's House of Chiefs by virtue of his holding of the chieftaincy title of the Apesin of Itoko in Egbaland.

The body was formed to present a draft constitution to be approved by the military administration of Obasanjo.

He led the convention to present an agenda for broad coalition building across ethnic and regional lines.