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CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF BAMIDELE ATURU
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The death of Mr Bamidele Aturu has shocked the legal world, his commitment to championing human rights and constitutionalism is a strong legacy by which he would be remembered.
Mr Aturu was one of the founding members of a political group committed to pursuing deep-rooted democratic principles and holding those in power accountable to the governed – Democratic Alternative. His practice was very vibrant and he undeniably devoted his legal skills to representing the common man and promoting social justice and development in Nigeria.
Mr Bamidele was a fighter against power abuses when, as a member of the National Youth Service Corps, he refused to shake the hand of a military administrator of Niger State, Col. Lawan Gwadabe, in 1988 during his NYSC passing out parade declaring that the military had caused great harm to the democratic aspirations of Nigerians.
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Mr Aturu studied for his law at the University of Ife, and devoted much of his legal practice to representing marginalised or oppressed individuals and groups.
He was nominated as a member of the ongoing national confab, but he renounced his membership, arguing that the conference was designed to achieve nothing.
His legacy and passion will always be celebrated.