Basirat Fawehinmu-Biobaku, has called on Nigeria leaders to be upright and do the will of the people, just as he prayed God should guide and direct Nigerian leaders aright and do what is good for the populace.
Basirat, who made the call at the 1st Anniversary of Mohammed Fawehinmi Lecture and Book Presentation held in Ikeja, Lagos on Thursday.
Basirat, a legal practitioner and junior brother to Muhammed Fawehinmi, said she was an active apostle of peace that consider all his brother's work and good deeds documented, urged all leaders in the country to do what is right and gernane in the life of the citizenry, especially on security and job creation
Also in his speech, a frontline social crusader and Legal luminary, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) has said all public office holders with health challenge should desist from medical tourism but be treated in government public hospitals.
Falana who is also a human rights activist advocated for a law binding all public office holders from traveling out of the country on health grounds.
The legal luminary who commended the Vice President, Prof. Yomi Osinbajo for undergoing a knee surgery in one of the hospital in Nigeria recently, called on government to pay more attention in developing the health sector.
"Enough of health tourism. Anybody who holds public office must be treated in Nigeria for any health challenge. Public office holders must die here."
Speaking on the theme: "Nigerian Masses And The Election" Falana said the business of the 2023 general election must not be taken as a joke.
He advised the people to challenge their various candidates on salient issues noting that the 2023 general election was beyond religion and ethnicity.
"The business of next year is not a joke. The people must challenge their parties to address the various issues the country is facing.
"Questions should be asked on health issues, ASUU strike, insecurity, the economy. Their position on all these issues and how they plan to to end them for good
"I don't care which party you belong to, what is important is that people should ask questions and reject the high living conditions in the country," he said
Falana also urged the Federal Government to address the issue of exchange rate which he described as being worrisome.
Paying tribute to late Mohammed Fawehinmi, Falana described the deceased as a defender of the masses, who despite his physical challenge contributed his quota to the development of the country.
Mohammed lived a life worthy of commendation and impacted so many lives positively.
He kept the flag flying doing justice just like his father a great Nigerian and a passionate human rights activist.
Late Mohammed Fawehinmi died on August 11, 2021 at 52
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