How Abdul Oroh Book Launch spiced the 26th year of Democracy Celebration in Nigeria. By Okwo romeon

 

Hon Abdul Oroh
Author of the book.

It was a gathering or call it home coming of the best of Nigerian civil activists. From the egalitarian Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) first president of the Nigeria civil liberty Organization (CLO) to the young minded student activists and former presidential aspirant of Africa Action Congress (AAC) Baba Omole Sowore.

The book been displayed for the Audience after uneviing 

The Yau'dua Congress hall Venue of the Book lunch was jammed with who and who  across the devese political lines.

Former president of the Nigeria labor Congress and now a senator from Edo North,Adams Oshomole and the Minister for Environment, Chief Momo Abubakar were all on ground to mark the occasion.

Prof Abdul Ayuba representative of Kaduna state governor and chairman of the occasion 

The high points of honourable Abdul captured the struggles of Activist and the civil liberty Organization in their ceaseless zeal to ensure the return of power to the civilian rule 

Recalled, the Nigeria called democracy was not without pains and sacrifices ,arrest detentions and with some supreme prize paid by freedom fighters in the struggles with the military rule in Nigeria.

Distinguish Senator Adams Aliyu Oshomole 
Former governor of Edo State 

The book title: demonstration of craze , Struggles and Transition to Democracy in Nigeria came timely as the launch of the book revitalized the need to remember great Nigerians men and women who contributions had given us the course to have civilians regime 

In the Author words, "the civil liberty saw the need against human Rights violation and social Justice for oneness of Nigeria and according to the author, we are not to be tired in this fight as your own efforts for liberty and freedom is solicited and appreciated"

Rafajini 
Former Nigeria activists 

He said, "We are encouraged from this work to write our own story, your own book, we need  a book like this  hence we are not in charge of our destiny,you must know your history. 

From Baba  Sowore contributions arising from 

the caption taken from the discussion noted that "anyone who witnessed a Military rule must not toiled Democracy " we must identify the missing gap and stop the old politicians who had stolen the system from the Comrades.

From left.Baba Omo Sowore ,Obe Ayo, Olisa Agbakoba and former NLC general secretary.

A  former Journalist and now a political  Adviser Prof,Bello Ayuba who represented the Governor of Kaduna State Governor Ubah Sani who was said to be unavoidable absent due to engagement of commissioning projects to  marking his two  year in office as  reminder the audience that, Dr Uba Sani was also a committed liberators whose dungeness during those days sent him many prison across the country.

He praised the author of the book and called on other Nigerians to stand up for democracy by coming with more books to help the upcoming civil activists.

The Hon.Minister of Regional Development Chief Abubakar  Momoh who is the chief book Launcher, said, the 614 pages book with 3,000words  is a compendium and a combination of the Author biography culture ,and History of knowledge inspiration of the potential adventure of Abdul Oroh as a  journalist, a lawmaker,a human right activist, and indeed a lawyer who is a change maker.

He praised the author's brilliance in capturing the torturous days of the civil movement and urged Nigerians to stand up from the truth representation of the country by supporting president Ahmed Bola Tinubu .

For Distinguished Senator Adams Aliyu, he stressed the role of the Nigerians labour movement  which he said, no struggle without the appreciation and contributions of Labor is in complete, as the Labor movement was right in center of  the struggles with the military rule in Nigeria 

He therefore called for a minute silence for some of those who lost their lives,finance properties and paid the supreme prize during the struggles with the military rule in Nigeria. with special references to Pa Ajasin, late Pa Michael Imoudu amongst others to be remembered for their role play for Democracy in Nigeria.

Oshiomole blamed the country's political elite whose selfish ideas led the people astray with deceptive promises he however applauded Edo state for being in the forefront on the struggles against military rule.

The  Author Hon.Abdul said, he decided to tell his story based on  the Nigeria context of democracy 

He said, while he expects more books on this matter, my judgement is  arising from my hallow experience and detention  human rights treatment by security agencies , it's good to tell your own story by yourself to the younger generation "we must stand against dictatorship and challenge our situation to change the situation.