Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has disclosed that it was late Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and human rights activist, Gani Fewehinmi and Beko Ransome Kuti that sharpened his political skills after he graduated from school some years ago.

Governor Sani made this known during the 86th Gani Fewehinmi Posthumous Birthday celebration and Immortalization of Balarabe Musa held at Umar Musa Yardua Hall, Kaduna on Sunday.

Gov Sani remarked “We are here to remember and honour two icons who devoted their lives to the struggle for social justice. Chief Gani Fawehinmi used the instrumentality of the law to fight for social justice, while Alhaji Balarabe Musa deployed his mobilizational skills to rally the masses to take their destiny in their own hands.”

To this end, he said he learned his political skills from the tutelage of the late Gani Fawehinmi and Beko Ransome Kuti.

“Quranic or Tsangaya schools are also receiving the priority attention of our administration. Kaduna State Government in collaboration with AMAH Foundation built 4 modern Tsangaya schools at Maraban Gwanda and Hunkuyi in Kudan Local Government, Labar in Igabi LG, and Sabon Gayan in Chikun.

“We shall integrate vocational and technical skills training into their curriculum to enable them to gain employment or become self-employed after graduation,” he said.

Earlier, the chairman of the Gani Fewehinmi Memorial Organization, Agunbiade Tunde, said the organisation, founded over 13 years ago, stands to honour Fawehinmi who stood for the rule of law, democracy, human rights and press freedom.

He said this year’s celebration of Gani Fawehinmi’s posthumous birthday has the approval and support of the Governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Uba Sani.

He said the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi and Mallam Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa fought all their lives to ensure social equality, and human dignity, and for every Nigerian to have a sense of belonging and live a decent life. (Daily Sun)

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