Bola Ige @ 20 memorial Symposium: Buhari is as reluctant as Obasanjo, Yar'adua, Jonathan, on Politics of Bola Ige murder, and total insecurity in the land, having a grace of one and half years to act, being the speech of Comrade AWA Bamiji, Executive President, Bola Ige Centre for Justice, delivered inside Banquet Hall of Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, on Tuesday, 21 December, 2021.
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All Protocols duly observed.
This 20th year Bola Ige memorial Symposium, includes Annual memorial Lecture and Cultural Performances
The Symposium, "Two 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 and the Oyo State APC Gubernatorial Aspirant Chief Adeniyi Akintola, SAN, and Dr Olu Agunloye, former Minister for Power and Steel Development, Today, Tuesday, 21 December, 2021, at this Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, under the able Chairmanship of Gen Buba Marwa (North), Executive Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Co - Chairman is Chief Akin Olujinmi, SAN, (South), former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation. The Chief Host is Mr Babajide Sanwo - Olu, 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)
We extended invitation to the general Public and the Government Officials particularly the Leadership of the Federal Executive, Legislative and Judicial arms of the Government, led by President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR; Senator Ahmed Lawan, the Senate President and Hon (Justice) Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, Chief Justice of Nigeria, simply because Bola Ige was a Senior Citizen and Senior member of the Federal Government when he was brutally murdered 20 years ago and up till today, the Assassins are still moving freely in our midst and yet, we are crying daily for a safe environment when we all know that Bola Ige murder was the peak of assassinations in Nigeria and summarily, Bola Ige is now synonymous to assassination in Nigeria. There is no amount of deliberation we can have here Today that will have any meaningful impact without the cooperation of these three arms of Government. Their attendance or non - attendance, has a deep meaning, as well as their full cooperation at unraveling the Killers. "Who Killed Bola Ige?" is a poser for all of them headed by Mr President and nobody else. I want to tell them here Today that the whole World is watching the politics of Bola Ige murder and its key Actors since 20 years ago. I pray the history will be kind to this present Government at the end of the day, by May 29, 2023.
Since drug abuse is the root of every crime in our Society, Today's 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 formally 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 Ori Olokun Odu'a National Awards.
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| From Left to Right: Hon Bayo Aina, Secretary, Afenifere Egbe Ilosiwaju Yoruba; Prof Tunde Adeniran, former Minister of Education and former Nigerian Ambassador to Germany; Comrade AWA Bamiji, Executive President, Bola Ige Centre for Justice; Prince Bayo Osiyemi, Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu on Chieftain Matters and Representative of the Host Governor and Dr Olu Agunloye, Guest Speaker and former Minister of Power and Steel Development; Chief Niyi Akintola, SAN, 2nd Guest Speaker |
Our Group's coordinated struggles for Justice started since a year anniversary of the passage of Chief Ajibola James Idowu Ige, SAN, which was chaired by Senator Ayo Fasanmi and held inside the House of Chiefs, Parliament Building, Ibadan, Oyo State, in December 2002, where debut of our Campus Insight Magazine with which we compiled the achievements of the 6 Alliance for Democracy Governors was formally presented same day but the Bola Ige Centre for Justice was formally inaugurated in December 2004 both as Non - Governmental Organisation (NGO) and the International Centre for Youth Development, 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, who later became 2 term Governor of Ogun State, 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), Mr Niyi Idowu, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Lagos State on General Administration and now Special Adviser, General Administration, Osun State; Mr Akintola Benson, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Lagos State on Media and Strategy and the immediate past Commissioner for Establishment and Training, Lagos State, among others. Chief Host was Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the 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.
Since its emergence in December 2004, Bola Centre for Justice has been building upon the laudable legacies and ideals of the late Attorney General and Minister of Justice, who doubled as the Deputy Leader of Afenifere, Chief Ajibola James Idowu Ige, SAN, and we won't rest on our oars until justice is done in this most famous murder case in Nigeria and numerous others.
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| L-R: Mr Tajudeen Adebanjo, Representing Mr Adeniyi Adesina, Editor - In Chief, The Nation Newspaper; former ADC to Chief Ige, Mr Ade Ajakaiye and Hon Wasiu Ayodeji Adesina, Chairman, Ikorodu Local Government and the Representative of Prince Abiodun Ogunleye, former Deputy Governor of Lagos State |
While we commend the unrelenting efforts of the Federal Government on massive infrastructural developments, poverty alleviation programmes like Trader money, Market money, Npower, Federal employment, 20% increase in the salary of policemen as part of #EndSARS Protesters' demands, recognition of June 12 as Nigeria's Democracy Day, increase in farm products' export and many more, we mustn't shy away from telling the same Government that security is getting worse by the day, though since 1999 till date but highly promising President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, needs to differentiate himself within the remaining one and half years of his administration because his kinsmen, the Northerners are feeling the brunt more than the Southern Part of the Country and as he hopes to retire into their midst in flying colour by May 2023, he needs to change the tactics now.
The increasing and painful list of the Victims of assassination that includes Chief Bola Ige, Chief Harry Marshal, Chief A. K. Dikibo, Chief Layi Balogun, Pa Alfred Riwane, Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, Alhaja Suliat Adedeji, Mr Dele Giwa, Admiral Tunde Elegbede, Hon. Odunayo Olagbaju, Captain Jerry Ayegbe, Barrister Olanipekun, Barrister Barnabas Igwe and his wife, Iyalode Tejuoso, Alabi Olajokun, Funso Williams, Dipo Dina, Ayo Daramola, Charles Nsiegbe, Andrew Agorn, Ogbonaya Uche, and many more, has dented Nigeria's image.
On "say no drug abuse" advocacy which we are kicking - off Today, please listen attentively, all the about to wed Grooms and Brides, the School admission seekers, employment seekers including political Office Aspirants, should be aware as from Today that the law is on the way that will make you forfeit your wedding certificate, admission letters, INEC certificate of return and other important entitlements, once you fails a drug test. If we can all "say no to drug", our Society will be peaceful and progressing accordingly
We must appreciate this memorial gathering, 20th year after the gruesome murder of Chief Bola Ige, SAN, as well as general public following our track since then. Eni ti o s'oju, koda bi Eni ti o s'eyin. Eyin gbogbo wa a dara, sugbon e je ki a fi itan rere s'ile lo. Omo Rere a gbeyin awa na o, Ase Edumare!
Thank you all for your rapt attention.
Comrade AWA Bamiji
Chairman, Bola Ige @ 20 Organising Committee
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