The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has expressed sadness over the death of Mohammed, son of late human rights activist, Gani Fawehinmi.
“I’m extremely saddened by this incident,” he said.
In a statement issued his media office, Tinubu said Mohammed had kept the activist fire of his dad burning since Fawehinmi died.
He said like his father, he was a lawyer totally committed to engendering societal change and development through the instrumentality of the law.
He said but for the incapacitation arising from his devastating road accident, Mohammed would surely have risen to the full stature of his potential.
Tinubu said, even then, he refused to be constrained by his physical state or confined to the wheelchair.
Rather, according to him, he continued to battle in court defending the poor, weak and oppressed Nigerians like his dad.
Tinubu said like his father also, and like activists they both were, Mohammed also mounted the streets to agitate for democracy and good governance.
“Indeed, this death rankles. My condolences to the Fawehinmi family, particularly the matriarch, Alhaja Ganiat, and eldest daughter Basirat. I hope and pray the family and the people both father and son fought for all through their lives find the strength to live through this moment.
“I urge the Fawehinmi family to continue to advance those noble ideals propagated by both father and son.
“May Almighty Allah grant the soul of Mohammed eternal rest. Amin.”
