The Lagos State government, today, 22nd of April 2018, will be unveiling a new Gani Fawehinmi statue at ojota to mark his 80th posthumous birthday. In attendance at the event will be the governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, with members of the Gani Fawehinmi family, leading voices in human rights and other dignitaries across the state.
According to Mr. Steve Ayorinde, the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, remodelling the magnificent Gani Fawehinmi statue was part of the state’s strategy to enhance the beauty of open public spaces and parks across the state, as well as celebrate and immortalise worthy icons that contributed immensely to the state’s development.
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