By Emmanuel Umohinyang
APRIL 22, 2019 marks another posthumous birthday anniversary of the late legal icon, Chief Ganiyu Oyesola Fawehinmi, SAN. Gani, as he was fondly called, was many virtues personified and positively too. Indeed, his greatest love was fighting against oppression in any form, especially on the side of the government and tackling corruption.
What perhaps sharpened his resolve was his training as a lawyer and his experience while growing up. Gani abhorred cheating in any form and was ready to lay down his life to fighting the scourge of corruption. He meant different things to different people, depending on where you belong. To government, he was seen as an interloper, a busy body and trouble maker, but to the masses, he was their mouthpiece and defender of the oppressed.
One of the greatest lessons that can be learnt from his life is that he was a firm believer in using non-violent means in fighting perceived injustice. He was a classical example of using the…
