Tinubu, Fayemi, Akeredolu pay tributes as Afenifere leader, Fasanmi, is buried
Ayo Fasanmi, as one of the country’s unsung heroes, saying his demise had robbed them of a “godfather and counselor”.
The casket carrying Fasanmi’s corpse was conveyed in a white Jeep motorcade belonging to six Feet Event Planning Company to the church procession held at Saint John’s Anglican Church, Iye Ekiti. Fayemi added that Baba belonged in the class of the youths of the 1950s when the nationalist movement was at its feverish peak, and got indoctrinated into nationalism struggle through the forceful writings of Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe and his contemporaries who used the instrumentality of the media to etch an indelible impression on the minds of the young students of that era.
“One legacy for which Baba would be fondly remembered was his credential of incorruptibility. He was a man of tall integrity and honesty. It would be recalled that he was the first to start the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Committee in 1973 under Col. Oluwole Rotimi of the Western Region. The All Progressives Congress National leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who was represented by former Lagos Deputy Governor, Prince Abiodun Ogunleye, said Nigerians should learn from the late politician who lived a modest and spartan lifestyle.
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