The new Chief Gani Fawehinmi’s new statue remodeled by the Lagos State Government and unveiled by Governor Ambode, in commemoration of his 80th Posthumous Birthday at the Ojota Park, Lagos, on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday unveiled a new statue of the late legal luminary, Chief Gani Fawehinmi at the ‘Liberty Park’, in Ojota, saying that the 44-feet edifice symbolises the phenomenon that the rights activist represented in his life time.
The unveiling of the statue, in commemoration of the 80th posthumous birthday of the late icon, the Governor said, was an affirmation of his administration’s commitment to celebrate personalities whose action have helped to define the fortune and spirit of Lagos State positively over the years.
The new Chief Gani Fawehinmi’s new statue remodeled by the Lagos State Government and unveiled by Governor Ambode, in commemoration of his 80th Posthumous Birthday at the Ojota Park, Lagos, on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
Representative of Lagos State Governor and Deputy Governor, Dr. (Mrs) Oluranti Adebule (6th left); wife of late Chief Gani Fawehinmi, Ganiyat (5th left); Human Right Activist, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin (4th left); Commissioner for Tourism, Arts & Culture, Mr. Steve Ayorinde (3rd left); Special Adviser to the Governor on Tourism, Arts & Culture, Mrs. Aramide Giwanson (2nd left); Barr. Femi Falana (6th right); Convener, Center for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), Mr. Debo Adeniran (5th right); former Chairman, Amuwo Odofin LG, Mr. Adewale Ayodele (4th right) and others during the unveiling of Chief Gani Fawehinmi’s new statue in commemoration of his 80th Posthumous Birthday at the Ojota Park, Lagos, on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
Representative of Lagos State Governor and Deputy Governor, Dr. (Mrs) Oluranti Adebule (6th left); wife of late Chief Gani Fawehinmi, Ganiyat (5th left); Human Right Activist, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin (4th left); Commissioner for Tourism, Arts & Culture, Mr. Steve Ayorinde (3rd left); Special Adviser to the Governor on Tourism, Arts & Culture, Mrs. Aramide Giwanson (2nd left); Barr. Femi Falana (6th right); Convener, Center for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), Mr. Debo Adeniran (5th right); former Chairman, Amuwo Odofin LG, Mr. Adewale Ayodele (4th right) and others during the unveiling of Chief Gani Fawehinmi’s new statue in commemoration of his 80th Posthumous Birthday at the Ojota Park, Lagos, on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
L-R: Wife of late Chief Gani Fawehinmi, Ganiyat; the Son, Mr. Mohammed Fawehinmi; Representative of Lagos State Governor and Deputy Governor, Dr. (Mrs) Oluranti Adebule; Commissioner for Tourism, Arts & Culture, Mr. Steve Ayorinde; Attorney General/Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem; Sen. Tokunbo Afikuyomi and Barr. Femi Falana during the unveiling of Chief Gani Fawehinmi’s new statue in commemoration of his 80th Posthumous Birthday at the Ojota Park, Lagos, on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
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