Gani Fawehinmi Annual Lecture 2023, is the 19th in the series of held yearly aimed at preserving the legacies of Chief Gani Fawehinmi, Senior Advocate of the Masses (SAM), politician, social critic, human and civil rights lawyer.
Gani as was respectfully called, was born on 22 April 1938 and died 5 September 2009.
Gani gained prominence when he took on the case of a factory worker, Bala Abashe who alleged that the Secretary to the government of Benue-Plateau state Andrew Obeya had an affair with his wife. Abashe then sued Obeya for assault and damages for adultery.
Gani took on the case as a pro bono lawyer for Abashe while the state government stood behind their official. Efforts were made for Fawehinmi to drop the case, when that failed, Obeya was forced to resign.
In 1994 Gani and some other notable Nigerians formed the National Conscience Party of Nigeria which exists till today and he stood for a presidential election in 2003 under the umbrella of the National Conscience Party.
The Theme of this year’s lecture, is FREE, FAIR AND CREDIBLE ELECTION AS INDISPENSABLE TOOL FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Date: Sunday 15th January
Time: 12 noon.
Venue: Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja.
