Ganiyat, wife of Gani Fawehinmi,
late human rights activist and senior lawyer, says her husband would be happy
to receive the Grand Commander Order of the Nigeria (GCON) honour if he was
still alive.
President Muhammadu Buhari
conferred Fawehinmi with the honour — on Tuesday in Abuja — alongside Baba Gana
Kingibe, MKO Abiola’s running mate in the June 12 presidential election.
Abiola, the presumed winner of
the election, was also conferred with the Grand Commander of the Federal
Republic (GCFR) by the president.
Addressing state house
correspondents, Ganiyat expressed excitement at the honour which she said is
coming years after the late activist was harassed by security agencies.
“Every time the security will come,
turn our house upside down, even his office was broken into, they took away
many files during Ibrahim Babangida regime and they were not returned till
date,” she said.
“So I just thank God that I am
alive to witness today and I know that my husband will turn in the grave for
this June 12 that is being actualised because he really fought and died for it.
“I believe God has a purpose for
it, I believe that is how God wants it because you can’t run a race ahead of
God.”
Mohammed, Fawehinmi’s son, also
said contrary to insinuations that his father would have rejected the honour,
he would have accepted it.
“I know he (Fawehinmi) would have
taken it, I know my father more than anybody,” he said, adding: “There are two
reasons why he would taken it, one, because June 12 was actualized, two,
because MKO Abiola was recognized as president-elect.”
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