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JUSTICE AND FAIRNESS, BANE OF NIGERIA DEVELOPMENT -FAYEMI




True justice and fairness has been identified  as some of the biggest problem and challenges  confronting Nigeria as a nation.


Speaking at the tenth (10) year memorial lecture in remembrance of Chief Adebayo Adefarati,  former governor of ondo state,  tittled " Justice and fairness  as panacea  for peace". Dr. Kayode Fayemi,  minister for mines and steel development in his keynote lecture  in Akure, ondo state capital said Nigeria is in crisis of justice  as a state.

Dr. Fayemi who was represented  at the occasion  by former Head of service in Ekiti state, Chief Olubunmi Famosaya  posits that  every instances and cases made the people to wonder if the government  as a custodian  of justice are capable in such respect.


He reiterated further that that those in custodian  of authority  in the country have abused the instrument  of office in their care, making  fairness and justice  a mirage.



In his words  " If there is a singular word that encapsulate the grievances,  disaffection and disillusionment  that has assailed  the Nigerian  project for decades  it is injustice  in all its ramifications ".

"All about us , we see the sign  of a society been buffetted  by everyday with  injustice that have led many  people to question  the role of the state as a guarantor of justice  and  we conclude that Nigeria is a fundamentally  unfair and unjust place".


Dr. Fayemi  noted that the idea of justice and fairness  is related to other concepts such as the Rule of Law,  equity before the Law and that all individuals  are equal before the Law.


The  Ondo state Governor , Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu  in his remarks said the topic is necessary  and appropriate  at this time,  as most Nigerians  are not having   the faith and believe  in the Project  called Nigeria.


While he describes  the late Adefarati  as a legend  of our time who sees beyond his time at addressing fundamental  issues during his life time.


Adding that late Adefarati  as Government of Ondo state was the first governor  in the country to put in place an agency to take care of oil producing  areas known as OSOPADEC,  Ondo State Oil Producing  Areas  Development  Commission. While informing that long before the man  died , has been clamouring  for restructuring of the nation which he agrees  then that can not come during his time.


Dignitaries  far and near grace the Adebayo Adefarati  tenth year memorial  lecture amongst, his wife,  Mrs  Adetutu  Adefarati,  Olufunke  Agagu,  wife of late Dr. Olusegun  Agagu, former  governor of  the state friend , families  and associates  of the late politician  fondly  referred  to as " Baba peace ".

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