Gani Fawehinmi’s legal battles opened Nigeria’s political space – Uba Sani
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has described the late human rights lawyer and pro-democracy activist, Gani Fawehinmi, as one of the key figures whose struggles opened Nigeria’s political space to opposition parties and political plurality.
Recalling the struggle for political party registration, Mr Sani said many human rights and pro-democracy activists had become deeply disillusioned with the stringent conditions imposed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on political associations seeking party registration.
Mr Sani said Mr Fawehinmi’s most consequential contributions to Nigeria’s democracy were his successful challenge of attempts to restrict the registration and participation of political parties.
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