Lagos State Government will on Sunday unveil a new statue of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, sited at the beautiful park in Ojota which is named after the late legal luminary and human rights advocate.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, with members of the Gani Fawehinmi family, leading voices in human rights and other dignitaries across the state, will unveil the edifying statue in commemoration of the late activist’s eightieth posthumous birthday.

According to Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Steve Ayorinde, the remodelling of the magnificent Fawehinmi statue was to enhance the aesthetic beauty of open public spaces and parks in the state.

Ayorinde said the new statue was to celebrate and immortalise worthy icons that contributed immensely to the development of the state.

He said the new statue was informed by the desire of government to project and entrench the enduring legacy of the country’s foremost human right lawyer, activist, philanthropist and one of the icons of pro-democracy movement in Nigeria.

The commissioner quoted Ambode as saying that the relevance of Gani’s struggle for transparent and responsive governance remained the pillar of progressive leadership in Lagos State in particular and Nigeria in general.

“It is therefore pertinent to accord him the needed reference and respect in the company of great and revered minds that considered Lagos as home and an integral part of their success story.”

The statement added that Ambode and his entire cabinet, on behalf of the good people of Lagos State appreciated and congratulated the Fawehinmi family for keeping the flag of what Gani represented to the law profession and the civil society flying through the sustenance of the colloquium to celebrate his birthday annually.

Sunday’s unveiling is expected to be witnessed by members of Gani’s family, friends, proteges and loyalists that have sustained the legacy of the late legal icon by keeping the flag of human rights advocacy, fairness and justice flying.

The Commissioner added that adequate security measures and traffic control had been provided to ensure that the two-hour ceremony was orderly and befitting of Chief Gani Fawehinmi’s legacy.