The Nationwide chief of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, has stated the overdue chieftain of the affiliation, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, used to be a patriot par excellence.
Pa Adebanjo kicked the bucket on Friday at his Lekki, Lagos Condition place of job on the time of 96.
Fasoranti said this in a observation individually issued on Friday. He stated the contribution of the overdue Adebanjo to the attainment of Nigerian self determination and self-government would now not be erased within the historical past of the rustic.
The observation learn, “It’s with splendid disappointment that I gained the inside track of the passing into glory of Eminent Samuel Ayodeji Adebanjo, my brother, comrade-in-arms and political workman for upwards of 70 years.
“His contributions during the struggle for Nigeria’s independence as well as during struggles for the restoration and sustenance of democracy in Nigeria shall remain indelible in the annals of Nigeria’s history. He was an unrelenting ideologue who fought for many noble causes under the auspices of Afenifere where he was once the acting leader.”
Fasoranti added that individuals of the Afenifere folk would a great deal leave out Adebanjo, who consistent with him, used to be “a custodian of positive values that define progressive politics in Nigeria.”
“As a disciple of the overdue sage, Eminent Obafemi Awolowo, GCFR, SAN, he used to be dedicated to the rules of excellent governance, rule of legislation and the safety of elementary rights of Nigerians.
“His advocacy for the restructuring of Nigeria was borne out of the conviction that only a truly federal Nigeria, where justice and fairness are supreme, could fulfil the aspirations of the people. I pray that God will grant the family the fortitude to bear this great loss,” he concluded.
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