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born 1958 Nigeria
Femi Falana SAN (born 20 May 1958),is a Nigerian lawyer and human right activist. He is the father of a Nigerian rapper Folarin Falana popularly known as Falz.
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There is also a sociological dimension to this national shame of episodic loss lives in stampedes triggered by mass hunger in the land.
The Federal Government will have to employ diplomatic action, but beyond that, it should also adopt economic measures against South African companies operating in Nigeria.
He criticized the non-justiciability of socio-economic rights under Chapter II of the Constitution, describing it as a “two-tier constitution” that denies the poor enforceable welfare guarantees. This, he warned, fuels inequality, grievance, and insecurity.
A nation free from bullets but not from hunger, disease, joblessness, squalor, or illiteracy is not secure. It is merely quiet.
The rights activist condemned the inability of Nigeria’s security architecture to curb kidnappings, banditry, and extrajudicial killings, urging governments to invest security votes in modern equipment rather than wasteful spending.
International diplomacy is about reciprocity. If they chase out Nigerians and destroy their businesses, Nigeria has a duty to act. South African companies here should be sanctioned where there are alternatives.
I challenge the government of Nigeria to allow citizens access to the African Court without any further delay. Victims of gross human rights violations in African countries should have the opportunity to seek justice before the continental court, just as they can at the ECOWAS.