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Browsing: Chief Gani Fawehinmi
You and l have been friends for several years, fought many battles together against the military, particularly against their onslaught on the free press.
Ojudu further stated that contrary to reports, Tinubu did not make him successful as he was already an accomplished publisher before meeting the former Lagos State governor.
When I first joined the Chambers of iconic and unforgettable Gani in 1981 on part time basis, Mohammed was a little 12-year-old, giggling, starry-eyed boy in his nascent years in the secondary school. Initially, this was at 28, Sabiu Ajose Crescent, Surulere, Lagos. Later, Gani moved to his world-class Chambers and Library at Ajao, Anthony Village, Lagos, taking along his family to his new residence at Ademola Close, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos.
The 52-year-old passed on in Lagos.
At the Yaba residence of the Badejos, where he was received by Mrs. Yinka Badejo, the Vice President described the late Revd. Dr. Badejo, who died recently as “an exceptional man of God.”
YGA said this in a statement signed by its Director, Public Communications.
Mr Bartholomew Aguegbodo, its chairman, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos.
More than any time, since the end of the Nigerian civil war in 1970, the survival of the country as a united nation is being threatened. Although, at all times, there were issues that reminded us of our divisive backgrounds, often manifesting in terms of political demands by sections of the country, this is the first time Nigeria is experiencing secessionist agitations from two groups from two sections of the country – Nnamdi Kanu’s group in the South-East and Sunday Igboho’s in the South-West. These are agitations, which have assumed the forms of civil disobedience and in the case of Nnamdi Kanu’s group in South-East, it has graduated to rebellion against the Nigerian state, resulting in attacks on police stations, kidnappings and killings of security personnel and other functionaries of government as well as destructions of government structures.
About a decade after this incident, as I convened leaders from civil society on the aegis of Save Nigeria Group, I engaged some exceptionally brilliant young Nigerians, some of whom have now become some of the most influential young people in the country, contributing significantly to the cause of good governance.
The book was released to the public on Tuesday by Bookcraft and formed the text of Soyinka’s speech at the 10th memorial lecture of the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi.
President Buhari had on June 12, 2018 conferred the highest national honour on Abiola at a ceremony in Abuja to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the election.
They are: Chief Agunwa Anekwe, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, and two former presidents of the Senate, Iyorchia Ayu andAmeh Ebute.
Otherwise, how else can anyone describe the deceitful and hypocritical action taken by him when he renamed June 12, the new Democracy Day after celebrating this year’s democracy day on May 29, 2018 and the presumed winner of that inconclusive election, the late Chief MKO Abiola, conferred with the highest national honour in the land, the GCFR, an honour reserved only for former Heads of States of the Federal Republic of Nigeria!
The presidential aide disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja where he saluted the courage of his boss for correcting the wrongs in the nation’s political history.
He also commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the announcement that national honour would be conferred on Abiola, acclaimed winner of the election, himself and late Human Rights lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi.
This is good news for democracy and a proud moment for Nigeria. While impossible to go back in time and change the past, we must do our utmost to correct the wrongs of the past.
The Lagos State Chairman of the party, Fatai Ibu-Owo, made the praise in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
This was contained in a statement personally signed by President Buhari on Wednesday evening
The State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, with members of the Gani Fawehinmi family, leading voices in human rights and other dignitaries across the state, will unveil the edifying statue in commemoration of the late activist’s 80th posthumous birthday.