Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, gave the commendation in a write-up on Sunday, entitled: “June 12 Tsunami and the Ones Who Won’t Forgive Buhari.”
Browsing: Gani Fawehinmi
This was contained in a statement on Friday by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha
The organisation gave the commendation in a statement jointly signed by its Chairman and Publicity Secretary, Yemi Alade and Chief Biodun Akin-Fasae, respectively, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Ado-Ekiti.
Odumakin also said the Senate was right in trying to make the Independent National Electoral Commission to announce the results of the 1993 presidential election and declare Abiola and Babagana Kingibe president and vice-president respectively
The first son of the late lawyer, Mohammed Fawehinmi expressed the family’s gratitude in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
In its maiden media release signed by Comrade Tunde Oladunjoye, one of the movement’s Directors, the group also appreciated the special recognition given to the late Senior Advocate of the Masses, Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN), who it described as the “legal luminary who put his wealth of knowledge of the law at the service of the common man”.
The groups on Thursday urged the Presidency and the National Assembly to put personal differences aside and concentrate on lifting up the floundering fortunes of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country.
Buhari had on Wednesday in a statement he personally signed directed that as from next year, May 29 will no longer be observed as Democracy Day and that the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Bashorun Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, be honoured with the ward of the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that President Muhammadu Buhari made the declaration in a statement he personally signed on Wednesday.
Let the Nigerian masses that you have served so well, defended so uncompromisingly rise up in lifting their eyes to the sky in prayers for you. And may such prayers be heard.
Soyinka made the call in Lagos at a programme to commemorate the 80th posthumous birthday of late human rights activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi
Ambode, who was represented by his Deputy, Dr Idiat Adebule, made the call at the unveiling of the remodelled statue of late Fawehinmi at Liberty Park in Ojota area of Lagos.
Bayo Ogunleye, the Chairman of the faction, gave the advice on Sunday in Lagos when he led members of the faction to distribute foods and drinks to beggars in Agege area of the state.
The state chairman of the party, Fatai Ibu-Owo, made the statement in Lagos at a symposium to commemorate the 80th post- humous birthday of Fawehinmi.
The President gave the charge when he paid tribute to the late legal icon on his posthumous 80th birthday, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday.
The Presidential Commission should be given the mandate and the powers to facilitate, within ten years, the evolution of a functional and acceptable geopolitical structure subject to constitutional provisions while the 1999 Constitution is progressively amended
Oputa spoke at the 13th Chief Gani Fawehinmi Annual Memorial lecture and symposium with the theme: “Nigeria Anti-Corruption War: Whither The Legal Profession and The Judiciary
They included Femi Falana, Maryam Uwais, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, retired General Theophilus Danjuma, Zaaki Azzay and Senator Rabi’u Kwakwanso, among others
Professor Wole Soyinka did not show up to receive his award while representatives of late Gani Fawehinmi and Fela Anikulapo-Kuti were also absent
Mohammed said it would be a dishonour for Fawehinmi to receive an award on the same platform with Babangida, who incarcerated their father and sprayed his cell with substances that made him to develop lung cancer, which eventually led to his death