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FG must immortalise Fawehinmi — GAFAMORG

The Gani Fawehinmi Memorial Organisation, GAFAMORG has used the occasion of the 7th year remembrance of the late human rights crusader and lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi to call on the Federal Government for his immortalization.
Late Gani Fawehinmi
Speaking at a media parley to herald the programmes for the 7th year memorial anniversary of Gani Fawehinmi in Lagos Wednesday, the GAFAMORG Chairman and the governorship candidate of the National Conscience Party, NCP in Lagos during the 2015 general election, Comrade Ayodele Akele said: “We want to restate for the umpteenth time and on this auspicious 7th year memorial of Chief Gani Fawehinmi the need for the Federal Government of Nigeria to immortalize minimally this great human being without further delay”.

He called on the Federal Government to rename the headquarters of the National Human Rights Commission, Abuja after Fawehimi and named it Gani Fawehinmi Human Rights House.

He also solicited the establishment of Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Square in Abuja as a freedom square where aggrieved Nigerians, NGOs, CSOs, activists can gather peacefully without any molestation to protest and ventilate their angers over bad governance.

Highlighting the programmes to mark the 7th memorial anniversary of the late human right activist, Akele said there will be a memorial road show, procession and rally in Lagos from Ikeja under Bridge to terminate at Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Square in Ojota, Lagos, tomorrow, Friday, while this will be followed by a procession, candle light and laying of wreaths at Gani’s tomb in his country home Ondo town on Sunday September 4, 2016.

Other activities lined up for the memorial anniversary according to Akele include a public lecture on the D-Day of Gani’s demise on Monday September 5 at the International Event Centre, Igbatoro, Road Akure and a night of tributes and socials in honour of Fawehinmi on Monday evening.

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