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Chief Gani Fawehinmi has been a recurring decimal in the affairs of
Nigeria, most especially in the last half of the past 40 years.
A distinguished lawyer, acclaimed author, publisher and philanthropist, he is better known as a gadfly in conscience of many Nigerian governments military or civilian.
He gained national and international recognition as a potent human rights crusader.
He has been in private legal practice since 1965 and has handled over 5,000
- mostly high-profile-cases in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Courts
and Magistrates' Courts in Nigeria.
Fawehinmi has been apprehended and interned by different Nigerian military
governments on more than 35 occasions since 1969.
With all his accomplishments, many Nigerians still wonder why the Nigerian Body of Benchers still hasn't considered it fit to give him the most important professional accolade which has so far eluded him - the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), which is the country's equivalent of a Queen's Counsel (QC). Nevertheless, he has been widely regarded by Nigerians as Senior Advocate of the people!