Bamidele Aturu
The champion for human right and constitutionalism died yesterday, July 9th, 2014 after a brief illness. He came to prominence as a fighter against power abuse when, as a member of the National Youth Service Corps, he refused to shake the hand of a military administrator of Niger State, Col Lawan Gwadabe in 1988 during his NYSC passing out parade declaring that the military had caused great harm to the democratic aspiration of Nigerians.
Mr Aturu read law at Ife and devoted much of his legal practice to representing marginalized or oppressed individuals and groups.
The late activist was nominated as a member of the the ongoing national confab, but he renounced his membership, arguing that the conference was designed to achieve nothing.
Minister of States for works, Dayo Adeyeye described his death as "shocking and devastating" saying....
."It never for once occurred to me that will lose Bamidele this soon" Adding that.....
"Bamidele will be sorely missed as a great lawyer and human right activist, who contributed immensely to the pro-democracy struggle in Nigeria"
May his soul rest in perfect peace!!!
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