All state governors to kill 71 cows in each state. The federal govt. has ordered the best casket ever made in the history of human being. Halls have been hurriedly built to accommodate well-wishers during the final burial. We must do this for the man of the people called Gani.

What else can I say about the death of Ganiyu Oyesola Fawehinmi? In fact, those yeye grammarians have used all the adjectives to describe this man called Gani, a man of Muslim faith who died during our Ramadan festival. Do you think this is a coincidence? No, Gani will surely sail smoothly to heaven where people like him belong. It is there I passionately believe I would join him one day.

But why are they all talking about him as if he was the first Nigerian human rights activist to die? As if he was the first public figure to die. No one has yet to say anything bad about this man. Even beggars are paying their tributes. Chei, this is the way I want Nigeria and Nigerians to remember me when I pass on. Does it mean that he didn't do any wrong? Was he perfect? Does it mean that the man has victory over death? Can the stolen billions buy what Gani means to the Nigerian masses?

It is not that I am against the positive reactions, extolling the virtues of a compatriot, but I mean only God and goddesses are perfect. How can a human being be so perfect like this! Of course, I admire the man and I would have made him my Attorney General. But imagine he told me that he would accept the position only if he (Gani) could probe me first. C'mon, I am not that dumb. I may be sick but I definitely know what I am doing regarding our kontiri.

Even after that, I still chose to confer on him the Nigerian highest honour which he rejected out-rightly. He then gave me a condition for him to accept such honour: he said I must renounce my presidency. Abdicate power? I think that is where he went overboard otherwise I could have worked with him to make Nigeria an environment good enough to live.

He categorically stated that the following things must be provided or met:

 

1. The abolition of poverty from the face of our country.

 
2. The unqualified need to preserve, defend and protect the fundamental human rights.

 
3. The governance of our country through democratic processes.

 
4. The subjection of everybody and everything to and under the Rule of Law.

 
5. The right of the people to free and qualitative education at all Levels.

 
6. The right of the people to free and qualitative health services and facilities.

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