The arrangement has now been concluded as Bola Ige Centre for Justice is fully ready for the 20th year Bola Ige memorial Symposium, which includes Annual memorial Lecture and Cultural Performances
The Symposium, “2 Decades of Injustice: What are the implications on Nigerian Democracy?” will be delivered by the Lieutenants of the Late Cicero of Esa – Oke, namely, a Legal Luminary, Chief Adeniyi Akintola, SAN, and Dr Olu Agunloye, former Minister for Power and Steel Development, on Tuesday, 21 December, 2021, at Banquet Hall, Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, by 11am, under the able Chairmanship of Gen Buba Marwa (North), Co – Chairman is Chief Akin Olujinmi, SAN, (South). The Chief Host is Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu, the Executive Governor of Lagos State.
The Special Guest of Honour is President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, while the Guests of Honour are Senator Ahmed Lawan, Senate President; Rt. (Hon) Femi Gbajabiamila, the Hon. Speaker, Federal House of Representatives; Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, the Executive Governor of Osun State and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the immediate past Governor of Osun State and the Hon. Minister of Interior
The Keynote address will be delivered by the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo.
Chief Michael Koleoso and Hon (Justice) Badejoko Adeniji (Rtd), former Secretary to Oyo State Government and the immediate past Chief Judge of Oyo State are father and mother of the day respectively.
The Principal Hosts are Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, National Leader, All Progressives’ Congress, Chief Bisi Akande and Rt. (Hon) Mudashiru Obasa, the Hon. Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly while the Hosts are Architect Muyiwa Ige and Mrs Funso Adegbola (Nee Ige)
Since drug abuse is the root of every crime in our Society, the event will be used to kick off the advocacy against drug abuse by the Grand Council of Yoruba Youths in conjunction with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and it will equally be used to bring to an end the 3 – month triple Celebration of Yoruba National Day, Yoruba Youths @ 20 and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu @ 69 as some Prominent Nigerians including the Guest Speaker, Dr Olu Agunloye and the former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, among others, will be bestowed Odu’a Ori Olokun Awards same day by the Grand Council of Yoruba Youths.
It will be streamed live through the zoom address below to give uninterrupted access to interested audience across the Globe
Venue: ZOOM ??
Meeting ID: 854 0982 1782
Passcode: 530612
Maximum security is guaranteed throughout the event as COVID – 19 Protocols will be strictly adhered to.
Our Group’s coordinated struggles for Justice started since a year anniversary of the passage of Chief Bola Ige which was held inside the House of Chiefs, Parliament Building, Ibadan, Oyo State, in December 2002, but the Bola Ige Centre for Justice was formally inaugurated in December 2004 both as Non – Governmental Organisation (NGO) and International Youth Development Centre, inside Oranmiyan Hall of Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, parading Barrister Femi Falana, SAN, and Mr Dare Babarinsa as our Guest Speakers, with goodwill messages from President Tanbo Mbeki of South Africa and Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, (Rtd) as Special Guests of Honour while the Distinguished Guest of Honour, Dr Nelson Mandela of South Africa was represented by the Chairman of Occasion and his close friend in Nigeria, Prof O. O. Akinkungbe, of blessed memory, who received Dr Nelson Mandela Award, “Symbol of Struggles in Africa”. Both Prof (Mrs) Dora Akunyili of NAFDAC and Senator Ibikunle Amosun were ably represented. The robust attendance recorded Hon (Justice) Mustapha Akanbi (Rtd), the Pioneer Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related offences Commission (ICPC), Comrade Segun Mayegun, former President, National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) among others. Chief Host was Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Executive Governor of Lagos State.
The dead among this list will be glad today in their graves that, it has been “no retreat, no surrender”, for the past 20 years.
