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OAU, Falana, Igini, others mourn Odumakin


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OAU, Falana, Igini, others mourn Odumakin
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By Dapo Akinrefon, Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Olayinka Ajayi & Shina Abubakar
MORE glowing tributes continued to pour in for the late National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Mr. Yinka Odumakin.
Those who paid tributes are constitutional lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana(SAN); the management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in Osun State; the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, for Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Mike Igini and former presidential candidate Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim.
They described Odumakin’s death as not only tragic, but a monumental loss to the country and the human rights community.
Odumakin was committed to a united Nigeria Falana ....

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Falana extols virtues of Odumakin, says he was committed to Nigeria's unity


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Many prominent Nigerians,
Reacting in a statement, Falana said Odumakin married Josephine, who is from the Igbo extraction, owing to his belief in national integration.
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He said the deceased often called him to discuss the state of the nation and seek clarity on constitutional matters despite their ideological differences.
“Notwithstanding our ideological differences, Yinka consistently called on me to discuss the state of the nation and seek clarifications on major constitutional matters,” he said.
“He also referred several cases relating to the infringement of the human rights of the poor and vulnerable members of the society to our law for legal redress. ....

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