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00:00earlier today the justice for gani committee a coalition of friends and long-time associate
00:06of late human rights icon chief gani fawahimi held a press conference and a peaceful protest
00:13at his lagos residence the group voiced strong opposition to the erection of an alleged illegal
00:19multi-story apartment adjacent to the fawahimi family home held today friday april 25 20 25 at 12 noon
00:31we the undersigned persons representing quality coalition of friends and close associates
00:38of late chief gani fawahimi of blessed memory and whose 87th posthumor's birthday recently came up on
00:49tuesday april 22nd 20 25 warmly welcome you to this event according to the committee the structure
00:58poses a significant threat to the safety and well-being of the chief gani's family
01:03due to the possible structural defect and violations of planning regulations
01:08the building is reported to be extremely close to the boundary wall raising concerns about security
01:15privacy and legal propriety outer content of the rules and regulations guiding property development in
01:22lagos or acting in connivance with unscrupulous uh some unscrupulous officials have decided to erect the
01:30fortitude hotel the so-called apartment right by the fence protecting the front part of chief gani's house
01:38in the keja gra so brazen were the daredevil builders or developers that they ignored family warnings
01:47and chose to build their structure almost on top of chief gani fawahimi's fence the demanded urgent
01:54intervention by legal state authorities to halt for the work on the structure and conduct a full
02:00investigation into the martyr it is possible that they believe they are above the law or perhaps they
02:07bear some grudge against the gani and his family and therefore do not see anything wrong in their
02:12brazen acts of recklessness and injustice so please we can assure you something positive you don't
02:19understand so they can serve as a lesson to others who believe they can uh the protesters are calling
02:29for justice and respect for the legacy of chief fawahimi are certain that the ongoing construction
02:35dishonors the memory of a man who fought for the rule of law in nigeria
02:49lord of the law in united states is to have taken to the