REMEMBERING A GREAT HISTORIC ICON, CHIEF ABDULGANIYU OYESOLA FAWEHINMI ON HIS 87 YEARS OLD POSTHUMOUS BIRTHDAY: A MEMO FROM MY DIARY.
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Late Chief Abdulganiyu Oyesola Fawehinmi |
"Chief Abdulganiyu Oyesola Fawehinmi, S.A.M, S.A.N; one of Nigeria's most selfless, consistent and principled fighters for and defender of human rights, freedom and dignity, may your productive soul continue to rest well in eternal peace.
..... Gani Lives On, as we celebrate your 87 years post humour birthday today."
A Great Icon of Constitutional Democracy. A Patriot and A Nationalist.
He lived his life for the masses. Yes, he did.
I was in his school of thought during the struggle to actualize the stolen mandate of June 12th presidential election of I993 that was won by Aare Ona Kankafo Moshood Kasimawo Olawale Abiola. Chief Gani Fawehinmi would joined the members of Campaign For Democracy for candle night at the corner of Adekunle Street and Herbert Macaulay Way, Yaba Lagos (in front of Tejuoso expansive big mansion). Some of the historic moments that gave birth to today's democracy that wicked politicians are now rubbishing at the detriment of the masses, severe hunger in the land and a rising surge of insecurity across the country.
Hmm, it was a hard earned democracy that we fought for at the alter of people's blood and for some of us, it was a near miss death. Yes, it was. We are just alive by God's amazing grace. May the souls of all the martyrs of June 12th struggle rest in peace and may your blood continue to water the tree of freedom. Amen.
"EWO LE WO", A PHRASE IN OUR HISTORIC ALUTA SONG. HMMM.
BIG RESPECT FOR CHIEF ABDULGANIYU OYESOLA FAWEHINMI, SAN!
He saw the intrusion of a pathological liar (forged certificate), Bola Ahmed Tinubu into our body politics and did his best to stop this kind of bad omen we are witnessing today. But, the world of lies and deceits told him to stop the court prosecution of a man that his bad economic and security policies are now causing a great havoc to humanity.
Chief Gani Fawehinmi out of primordial sentiment and great respect for his own Yoruba elders gave in to the demands of his own kinsmen to withdraw the case of certificate forgery against Bola Ahmed Tinubu. However, twenty five years later the ghost of lies and deceits are haunting the entire country.
Chief Gani Fawehinmi, how I wished you had the audacity to dare the consequence of not yielding to the call of our elders to save the whole country from the calamity we now found ourselves but, your hands are really tight.
Yes, you followed the path of a great honor to concede to the demand of your own people.
Even the writer of this piece will not do it differently. I cannot be bigger than the words of people that represent awon alale ile Yoruba. Tale mi without the Alale Yoruba as principled I might want to be.
Hmmm, "oso mi lowo."
Yes, ila ki ga ju oni re lo, you cannot be bigger than your own people.
KUDOS TO OMOLUABI RERE, CHIEF ABDULGANIYU OYESOLA FAWEHINMI
A legendary leader indeed!
A mentor and a hero.
R I P (Sun re o).
ALUTA CONTINUA VICTORIA ASCERTA.
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