Nigerians
Eulogise Late Gani Fawehinmi
Abdul Isa, Lagos
Nigerians
from all walks of life have continued to eulogise
the good virtues of Late Gani Fawehinmi as his
remains would be buried on September 15.
The Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar Adua and
Governor Babatunde Fashola said the late Chief Gani
Fawehinmi’s exemplary life style remains the
challenge of Nigeria today.
Governor Fashola specifically said that the late
legal luminary represents the light into the path of
the country’s quest for good governance.
In the words of Governor Fasola, “in a country that
was built on the rat race of self centeredness and
at a time some of his professional colleagues
preferred to assume a cold complicity of silence
against the people; Gani chose to pitch tent with
the masses in the trenches”.
More Tributes
In his tribute, former Lagos State Governor, Bola
Ahmed Tinubu said for him and his political family,
the greatest tribute they can pay to Gani is to
continue in the struggle for the liberation and
freedom of the Nigerian people along the line that
Gani fought.
He added that Chief Gani Fawehinmi remained not only
a patriot to the end, but a conscious patriot who
wanted the very best for Nigeria and her people and
was willing to risk all, including his life, in his
quest to expose the country’s Achilles heel to
ensure Nigeria lived up to its billing and realize
its potentials.
Former Governor of Ogun state, Olusegun Osoba said
late Chief Fawehinmi was one of the greatest
supporters of the cause of journalism who
contributed significantly to the growth of the
profession.
Greatest Detainee
The founder of the Oodua People Congress, Dr
Frederick Fasehun described Chief Fawehinmi as the
greatest detainee that was never convicted and also
confronted the Police authority to institutionalize
the rule of law.
Former Governor of Kaduna State and Chairman of the
Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP),
Alhaji Balarabe Musa said Gani was many persons
rolled into one and who represented many things to
many people.
He added that his preoccupation was fighting for the
weak and giving nightmare to many tin gods who
parade the corridors of power in Nigeria .
Others who spoke at the ceremony include Dr Joe Okei
Odumakin, former Governor, Chris Ngige of Anambra
State, Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye, Dr Amos Akingba
,former Minister of Education, Senator Jubril Aminu
and many other notable people from all walks of
life.
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