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Farwell GANI!
Your memories should remain indelible in our life, we love you but God loves you most. RIP freedom fighter.

Name: Nnachi monday aja | Location: Afikpo in Ebonyi State. NIGERI | Time: 05/03/2010 01:34 AM

okunrin ogun
sun re o!
pls look for FELA,BEKO and Olikoye tell them we are still the way they left us o!pls send my regards to them,when you see Baba Awo,Zik and Ahmadu BELLO tell them they should have left us with the colonial masters o!
May God give your family the fortitude to bear your loss,what I dont understand is why God keeps taking the good ones.

Name: Dupe | Location: rhode-island,usa | Time: 28/01/2010 10:16 PM

Okunrin Ogun
Another real man is gone,where lies our hope in Nigeria,God why have you forsaken us you keep taking all the good ones leaving us all this bastards

Sun re o!

Another real man is taken from us at a tender age
God why have you forsaken obodo Nigeria you keep taking all the good ones leaving us with all these selfish bastards.Gani please find Fela,Beko and Olikoye say hello to them. when you see baba awo,Zik and Ahmadu Bello let them know they should have left us with the colonial masters o!

Name: modosh | Location: rhode-sland | Time: 28/01/2010 10:04 PM

Gani died for daring to be emotional and passionate. He died after his ‘spiritual’ comment on the 2003 election and finally buried after his comment on thefailed 3rd term agenda in 2007. The evalasting legacy beffiting of him is for those that benefitted from him, especially those he represented in the courts free to institute a scholarship program for law, Political sciences etc for the next 20 years. Especially for those from poor background like them. No fretting, it is cheap. These new group will take over from here/there. This concerns most specially the ‘dismissed’ Ife student of the early 90s.
“Take over Politically, all other benefits follows”, these were the solemn words of Bamidele Aturu in the 90s, What has become of that? What has also become of Wole Soyinka who is intelectually, spiritually and tempermental capable of leadership, with over 50% followership in Nigeria. The battle is no more combative, sloganeering or personal but diplomatic, persuasive and strategic. It is even more poisnous now (ask Tunde Bakare or Agbakoba), but it has got to be won before the the new Spiritual civilisation is irreversible corrupted in Nigeria.
Gani though you understandably walked me out of your chambers on our first meeting, it never affected my appreciation. You will always be loved. Rest in Peace.

Name: Otolorin Sylva | Location: Abuja | Time: 25/11/2009 04:07 AM

MAY YOUR SOUL FIND PEACE. YOUR LEGACY IS NOT IN VAIN AM TOUCHED BY YOUR KIND GESTURES TO NIGERIAN STUDENTS. ADIEU

Name: DUPEDARE | Location: SURULERE | Time: 08/10/2009 12:19 PM

Rest In Peace, GANI...
A man of uncompromising principles, champion of the oppressed, thorn in the flesh of corrupt politicians and dictators, a beacon of hope for a bright future for Nigeria. Your work was not in vain. It will go on until the great vision that you had for the country is actualized. Sun re o!

Name: lakunle oluwaseun | Location: university of abuja | Time: 08/10/2009 11:46 AM

To Chief Gani Fawehinmi,SAM,SAN.
The poor people's hero,
Your footsprint remains indelible on the sand of time,
just a month after your demise,a website has been built to immortalise your heroic deed ,this make me believe that Nigerians know their true heroes.
When you lived most of the Nigeria elite knew you not,
but after your call to the higher service,
they are now paying lip service tribute to the heavens.But that is mortal men for you.
But you know that they are shearing crocodile tears.

We ,the poor masses love you, even in death,
but who will be like you!
You are our hero,you live forever in our hearts,
May your ebulient soul Rest in Peace,
as you joined the legendary ancestors of the ages.
Adieu.

Name: Femi Alufa | Location: Lagos,Nigeria. | Time: 04/10/2009 05:37 AM

On behalf of d entire absu students nd indeed d nigerian students,i wish 2 passionately comissirate wit d entire househood nd indeed d world on d unfortunate demise of dis colossus of our tym,late chief Gani(Nation) whose exit occured on d 5th of sept,09.u stood for justice even at d expence of ur lyf.u defended d defenceless nd d oppress.u r d most celebrated legal icon nd sage of global repute.Adiu papa.we wil 4eva mis u.indeed,u lives on...sleep wel,my on definition of born again.NELSON

Name: Okoro nelson v.c | Location: Absu | Time: 03/10/2009 09:28 AM

is a unfortunate that i was not opportuned to meet GANI while living.I got to know who GANI was at his death...i knew little of him when he was alive coz i do make use of his law report...But his death open me to a new GANI entirely. GANI is a legend.May his gentle and peacful soul rest in the Bossom of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Name: k.c collins | Location: Lagos/Anambra | Time: 29/09/2009 3:52 PM

Little i did know about Gani until he is dead. With the story being read, he needs to be immortalised. He had suffered on the course of fighting justice irrespective of person. Dele Giwa case is on hold, another guardian editor is killed recently. Promising that the killer will be fished out by police. Bola Ige and Funsho William were killed such way. Who will now stand and fight for our unjust treatment. We will forever miss you. Adeiu

Name: Adewale Tunji | Location: Apapa. Lagos | Time: 27/09/2009 8:49 PM

Rest in peace, one of the last truthful and sincere Nigerian activists

Name: Labo Adetunmbi | Location: Lagos | Time: 27/09/2009 09:29 AM

Sleep wel,a rare gift to this generation. D legal profession and indeed nigeria is bereved over your demise......adiu chief

Name: Nelson | Location: Absu | Time: 27/09/2009 02:38 AM

Death! U are wiked...GOD,why did this great lion and messiah of the nigerian students had to die now that we needed him most?.nigeria can never have another gani.whoever claims he is a lawyer like should employ all the necessary avenues to force d fed.govt to end this feud with asuu so that the future of the nigerian students wil b secured..gani,you are our SANS-SENIOR ADVOCATE OF NIGERIAN STUDENTS.sleep wel...we wil forever mis you..

Name: Okoro nelson v.c | Location: Abia state university | Time: 27/09/2009 02:16 AM

Gani was an uncommon nigerian.a social crusader and a celebrated legal doyen and sage of global recognition.we,the nigerian students are particularly pained by your demise at this crucial time an insensitive yar'dua govt is toying with our academic future in this asuu strike.you would have gone to court on our behalf in your usual way,but today there is no nigeria like you.sleep wel my mentor.

Name: Okoro nelson emeka | Location: Mgbidi-imo state | Time: 27/09/2009 01:53 AM

He lead the way of true justice for all by sacrifice and truth.
May he live forever.
ASE

Name: Taiwo Feyisipo | Location: Amsterdam | Time: 22/09/2009 3:07 PM

gani epitomises humanity,godliness,good leadership,freedom.....gani is simply ineffable,ijust can't find that english word i can use to qualify this unusual enigma and colossus.in u,we found a future.REST IN PEACE

Name: tunde osho | Location: oshodi | Time: 22/09/2009 09:13 AM

one man battalion that fought those guys in khaki to stand still.chief always stand by what he believes...we love you.... but death...death...death where is thy sting.

Name: deji ogunleye miliki | Location: ifaki ekiti.ekiti state | Time: 21/09/2009 09:15 AM

An exemplary man worthy of emulation. Your belief is to stand for justice even if standing alone. This u preach all through your stay in this sinful world. May your fighting spirit continue to live in the heart of our youths. Good night papa.

Name: Olaniyi Ajibola | Location: Agbowo Ibadan | Time: 18/09/2009 10:01 AM

You have indeed lived a fufilled life worthy of emulation by everybody. Your demise is a reminder to us that we are all owing death a debt wish we must surely pay. May your soul rest in perfect peace. Adieu! Adieu!! Adieu!!!

Name: Adedji Oluwatunmise | Location: Akure | Time: 18/09/2009 08:50 AM

What will become of our dear country without you? The wicked ones will be clicking glasses at your demise but they shall all die unmourned.

Sleep on the our dear advocate

The grand commander of the unarmed forces of the people of Nigeria.

Name: BeeJAY | Location: Lagos | Time: 18/09/2009 06:02 AM

Gani, an exemplary leader that fought for the masses,a rich man that associated himself with the poor,a crusader,activist. Chief,you will always be reckon with in the history of war against corruption,unjust ruling,and intimidation from the oppressors. Alhaji, you came,you saw,you conquered.

Name: Adegunwa muhammed Ajibola | Location: 8, sanusi street Shomolu lagos | Time: 17/09/2009 11:35 PM

A lot has been said about this great man but I feel compelled to add that Gani Fawehinmi was indeed not only a great man, but a good man. A thoroughly good man, who will not abide injustice in any form. A man who says what he means, means what he says and most importantly, practices what he preaches. He was a giant by the sheer force of his personality and the intergrity of his character. He did not suffer fools gladly. He was a formidable adversary, as some who have sat on opposing sides in the courtroom from him will testify. I had the priviledge of meeting him in the early 1990's when I along with some of my student union comrades (Great Ife!)found ourselves on the wrong side of the University authorities. Gani was the only Nigerian lawyer who stood up to the challenge, to defend us, in the predicament we found ourselves - pro bono publico(without payment, for the public good)as they say in legal parlance. Defend us he did, and robustly too because in the end he secured a win for us. He was a briliant lawyer, an astute thinker and he had such a way with words. I and many others owe him a debt of gratitude we can never repay, even if we tried. I suppose the best way is to emulate him by living a life that makes a difference. I had not kept up with the news for a few days and I was stunned when I heard that he had passed away. For sure, the world and Nigeria will not be the same without him. Today, a little piece of him lives on, in all of us who have met him or indeed heard or read about him. And that my friends, is an insiprational legacy worthy of emulation. I doubt if we will ever see another Nigerian like him. He was honest, upstanding and outstanding. He was real, dependable and ever constant in his principles. He proudly refused to betray his principles when doing so would have meant living a peaceful, stress-free life. He truly loved the masses, the students and fought for those who couldn't do so themselves - without ever expecting anything back. He loved Nigeria, the land of his birth and expected so much from her. He did the right things because they were the right things to do even when those things were not popular. He was a remarkable man. I salute you Gani. Good night, sleep well and goodbye. You will be missed, you this colossus among men! Aluta continua, victoria acerta.

Name: Jennifer Ogundipe | Location: United Kingdom | Time: 17/09/2009 2:53 PM

May his gentle soul rest in peace Amen

Name: Ana Maria Galimah | Location: Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | Time: 17/09/2009 11:26 AM

Ina lilahi wa ina ilehin raji unah.
Gani, okunrin ogun. The aare ona kaka nfo of the Masses. Omo aba ile soro ki ile lanu. Sun re o.
Rest in peace great man.
The strugle continue.

Name: Kunle Badmus | Location: Washington, DC | Time: 17/09/2009 07:30 AM

For decades to come shall we search for a great man as this. A man with zeal to unfetter his people from the shackles of oppressors. Little words can we say to express the ill-feeling we got. O dabo okunrin ogun!

Name: Oluwaseun Popoola | Location: Lagos | Time: 17/09/2009 04:48 AM

Your forensic advocacy and struggles to preserve the Nigeria nation will be greatly missed by your demise. Unfortunately i never had the opportunity to meet you face to face. However, you remain the gallant hero of Nigeria that has ever lived. GOOD NIGHT GANI.

Name: meni ezomo | Location: surulere, Lagos | Time: 17/09/2009 03:44 AM

GANI, you have done your share of the work earth required of you. Rest, eternal as you enjoy the fruit in the kingdom where good works are rewarded, unlike Nigeria where evil is rewarded with good and vice versa.

Name: Ofoelue Onukwube | Location: Lagos, Nigeria | Time: 17/09/2009 03:17 AM

Late Gani was a great ICON that ever lived. He lived his life for the poor, voiceless, helpless etc. Even his enemies recognised him as a fighter of injustice f which he was. His memories, ideas, visions will be imotalised. May your soul Rest in Peace.

Name: Uzodinma John | Location: Lagos, Nigeria | Time: 16/09/2009 5:01 PM

Gani was completely extra-ordinary, a man that even his foes agreed that he was good. May his dream for Nigeria come to pass. His type are seen only once in a life time, the only way we can keep his memory is for us as Nigerians to imbibe the principle for which he lived and died for.

Name: Ejovwoke Okeme | Location: Luton, United Kingdom | Time: 16/09/2009 04:14 AM

Truly, Gani was a rare Gem, during his life time, he demonstrated that Ideology and Principles of life are not to be compromised for any reason whatsoever. Even in the legal arena, he was highly respected by all and sundry.His demise is indeed painful because to see people like him will be very difficult.Adieu, Baba Nation.

Name: AKINYODE OLUGBENGA | Location: IKOYI-LAGOS | Time: 16/09/2009 02:11 AM

Indeed the entire populace of this great nation has lost a rare gem. Great Gani fought tirelessly to enthrone an egalitarian Nigerian society; I hope that the Nigerian government will learn from the life and death of the late Senior Advocate of the Masses. The best and the greatest thing we all can do is to enshrine the principles and practices of the late SAN/SAM and sage. Adieu! Rest in perfect peace

Name: Adewumi Adewale | Location: Abuja, Nigeria | Time: 15/09/2009 11:17 AM

The death of chief Gani should be a lesson to all of us.you have to choose which side to belong.Gani has demonstrated this by being a pure activist without compromise not even for a day.May the Good lord grant you paradise in this month of ramadan.I know that Gani is a Genius that comes once in one hundred years.Goodbye baba.

Name: Ganiyu B. Akeem | Location: Lagos | Time: 15/09/2009 06:31 AM

A good tree never last in the forest(igi rere ki pe ni igbo).The advocate of masses has gone.The greatest defender of the masses.A big vacuum very hard to feel.A rare gem of our time.Good Lord when will we get another 'Gani'!Adieu Gani,o digba.

Name: Morenikeji Michael Olanrewaju | Location: Gbazango Extension2,Kubwa,FCT, | Time: 14/09/2009 9:59 PM

From Allah Will Came To him we shall return May Allah Grant him Aljanna Paradise.

Name: Hustaz Abdul-Rasaq A.Ishola | Location: Ikorodu,Lagos | Time: 14/09/2009 8:31 PM

Gani Epitomises transparency,justice, equity and truthfulness in the legal profession.
He was an internationally acclaimed human right activist of great repute.
Gani can never be forgotten in Nigeria for he was instrumental to the enthronement of Democracy in Nigeria.
I lack grammatical express to describe Gani's contributions to nation building.Rest in the bossom of God.
Comr. Henry Ubus-Aladja via warri, Delta State.Nigeria

Name: Comr.Henry Ubus | Location: Aladja via warri,Delta State | Time: 14/09/2009 6:12 PM

let us reflect on this, he has left behind a good legacy. what will we leave? why are we our own enemy? the way forward? each and every one of us should resolve to make a positive change in our lives, then we would have honored his memory and that of our heroes past.

Name: halima aliyu | Location: zaria | Time: 14/09/2009 2:02 PM

This is One man I know & have seen in Nigeria who against all odds stood Consistently for the TRUTH,even alone.
With the exit of this Advocate of the Masses,am afraid now for the future of the less privilaged in this country.

Name: Handsome | Location: V/I,Lagos | Time: 14/09/2009 10:32 AM

Gani, was the man who dressed as a woman to defend Bamidele Aturu, at the time when I too needed that defense by exyension because i was a student affected by the Military Government decision at the time. You fought for others, but i did not see any who fought for you! Let God fill that Gap. RIP.

Name: Alagala A. L. | Location: Portharcourt | Time: 14/09/2009 09:34 AM

Gani was a brand that i doubt if Nigeria will be able to produce such

Name: ADEBOYE KUNLE | Location: ABUJA | Time: 14/09/2009 09:28 AM

You taught us that being a leader starts from leading one's self. Your discipline and integrity will continue to haunt those who deny our country its rightful place. Sleep well Gani. We only hope to be able to emulate the way you lived your life with purpose. Sun re o. Baba rere.

Name: Lanre Onasanya | Location: Johannesburg, South Africa | Time: 14/09/2009 09:20 AM

A great man has pass on. But i know that the good citizens of nigeria and the world at large will never forget you especially your legacy in legal practice and human right defence. RIP

Name: Ikechukwu unachukwu | Location: Nairaland | Time: 14/09/2009 02:51 AM

May the good God grant you the rest you did not have in Nigeria. We will remember you for ever.

Name: Kelvin Orji | Location: Lagos | Time: 11/09/2009 10:46 AM

The vacuum created by your demise will be too large for anyone to step into it Oyesola,but one thing is sure,I will tell my children your good deed in fighting for the masses and forever,you are always in our heart.Gani Oyesola Fawehinmi,Adieu.

Name: ADESI ADESOLA.B. | Location: BERGER,LAGOS. | Time: 11/09/2009 07:45 AM

The greatest Nigerian that ever lives rest in peace. The Nigerians will never forget you, we are going to missed you so much. And we thank almighty God for your life, the man of the people.

Name: Stella Ajilore | Location: USA | Time: 10/09/2009 2:51 PM

Gani has gone! It is almost impossible to think of human rights coupled with true welfarism in Nigeria thinking of Gani Fawehinmi, what a legacy. No one can definitely fill his shoes BUT I am praying that some day very soon, Nigeria would have people of integrity in leadership so that wherever Gani went, He would be proud to say "My dream came true!"

Name: Odukoya Olalekan | Location: Lagos | Time: 10/09/2009 08:56 AM

REST IN PEACE, THE BEST NIGERIAN TO EVER LIVE!

Name: osobajay | Location: lagos | Time: 10/09/2009 08:26 AM

Another great man has gone, a man that stands for truth and justice, a man that is loved by the masses for his passion for right justice.
Sun re o, Rest in Peace

Name: Pastor Lekan Adesanya | Location: Lagos | Time: 10/09/2009 07:08 AM

Your struggles will not be forgotten. RIP

Name: Blessing M | Location: Lagos | Time: 10/09/2009 04:21 AM

Another prophet gone from Nigeria. We mourn you Chief Gani, you did your best. We will carry on with the rest, and make you proud in memoriam. Say us well to those on the other side. Adieu tireless fighter and lover of the masses.

Name: Gbadebo Oladosu | Location: USA | Time: 09/09/2009 2:47 PM

Gani, May The Good Lord Bless You Wherever You Are.
Your Struggle For The Masses Will Not Be In Vain.
My Prayer Is That God Should Raise People Like You To Carry On The Struggle.
May Your Gentle Soul Rest In Perfect Peace.

Name: Bennett Anthony Usanga | Location: Lagos, Nigeria | Time: 09/09/2009 07:26 AM

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