Chief Abdul-Ganiyu "Gani" Oyesola Fawehinmi, GCON, SAN (22 April 1938 – 5 September 2009) was a well respected Nigerian author, publisher, philanthropist, social critic, seasoned human and civil rights lawyer, politician and Senior Advocate of Nigeria. He held the chieftaincy title of the Lamofin of Ondo.
Nationality: Nigerian
Died: September 5, 2009 (aged 71)
Born: Abdul-Ganiyu Oyesola Fawehinmi; April 22, 1938; Ondo State, Nigeria

-Wikipedia

Let's celebrate a dogged fighter.
Let's celebrate the indefatigable
Let's celebrate the untainted activist
Let's celebrate the only Senior Advocate of the Masses

Freedom fighters, born so young.
Lion hearts, from day one.
Playing with their plastic guns,
Banishing evil from night to sun.

Freedom fighters grow to men,
they train for years,
they learn to win.
All across
the world they go,
they do it proudly,
they do what their told.

Freedom fighters.. suicide bombers...
War has changed... enemies without honor,
satan's coming you better look around,
he wants to trick you, he wants you to bow down.
Our Freedom fighters stand the ground!
in midst of the enemy, extremists all around!

Women subdued,
no rights.. no views..
Hate is preached,
swords unleashed..
Freedom Mourns...
Like old prophets warn!

Freedom fighters hold on strong!
In your heads, sing our songs.
The anthems of GREEN, white, and GREEN!
Songs of your mother and father too.

Freedom fighters hope does draw near,
for the seventh trump ALL WILL HEAR!

Freedom fighters brave and TRUE!
Freedom fighters we salute YOU!
Freedom fighters I want you to know,
NIGERIA TRULY LOVES YOU SO!



(Edited TommyGpoetry )

ODE TO OUR FRIEND

he loved us to death
till the end he wore our vest
our pain he bore
our battles he fought
caring little for his life
giving no thought to his wife
weathering the storm of stigmatisation
threading the treacherous terrains of victimization

he loved us to death
till the end he wore our vest
our lashes he took
our incarceration he endured
wielding the torch of freedom
burning to ashes the fear which saturates our spines with cold shivery

I will tell my children to tell their children
and their children tell their children
of the man who's anger at injustice outweighs his fear of death
a man who's distaste of inequality can only be matched by his flamy fury at shear abuse of power
a man who's heart will forever bleed at the mistreatment of the common man
a man who will for no reason bow to the jingling sound of the gold coin

he loved us to death
till the end he wore our vest
the advocate of the masses
the attorney to the hopeless
the friend of the people

by Olajide Ojedokun

IN MEMORY OF BARRISTER GANI FAWEINMI (SAM ) SENIOR ADVOCATE OF THE MASSES