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Ayo Adebanjo: Nigerian nationalist and social justice crusader

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par Chikodiri Nwangwu, Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria

Ayo Adebanjo, who has died at the age of 96, was one of Nigeria’s foremost federalists, a pro-democracy activist and a social justice campaigner.

He dedicated his life to the advancement of social justice in Nigeria through various groups and structures. He played leading roles in Afenifere, the National Democratic Coalition and the Obidient movement. Both Afenifere and the coalition were founded as a response to the annulment of the 12…

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