By Victor Young
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has congratulated human rights activits and lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), on his 62nd birthday, describing him as a great Nigerian patriot, lawyer and defender of workers’ and people’s rights.
NLC, in a statement by its President, Ayuba Wabba, celebrating Falana at 62, said: “Femi Falana, since his student days, has been in the forefront of the crusade for the emancipation of the Nigerian people.
“As a student, even before he became a lawyer, Femi Falana was in the habit of bailing fellow student union activists who got arrested by the state.
“Femi Falana has always broken through the dread of silence to speak out against oppressive policies and actions of those in the corridors of political power.
“His interventions as a human rights crusader and activist transcend ethnic, religious and political sentiments and have kept successive governments in Nigeria on their toes.
“First, as a Senior Advocate of…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
