Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, Sunday unveiled a new statue of the legal luminary, late Chief Gani Fawehinmi at the Liberty Park in Ojota, saying the 44-feet edifice symbolises the phenomenon that the rights activist represented in his life time.
The
unveiling of the statue was to commemorate the 80th posthumous birthday
of late Fawehinmi.
The governor affirmed his administration’s commitment to celebrate
personalities whose action have helped to define the fortune and spirit
of Lagos State positively over the years.
Eulogising the relevance of the personal sacrifices made by Fawehinmi in leading the struggle for the enthronement of democracy and protection of human rights and dignity, especially during the military regimes which dehumanised many Nigerians, Ambode said the late human rights activist would continue to remain a hero and role model for many till date. 
“We celebrate the invaluable contribution and personal sacrifices of Chief Gani Fawehinmi in the campaign for human rights and dignity, especially in Lagos State where he spent the greater part of his life..."
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