Social critic and rights activist, Barrister Olusegun Bamgbose Esq, is dead.
Olusegun Bamgbose Biography
Olusegun Bamgbose was born on the 11th of January 1965. He studied law at Lagos State University, Nigeria’s premier law school. He previously served as Governor Kalu’s special assistant..
Olusegun Bamgbose Career
Barrister Olusegun Bamgbose, Esq., is the National Coordinator of Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, and a NNPP chieftain.
Bamgbose was the Principal Head of God’s Own Chambers, an Aba-based legal team.
He had also declared his intention to run for President in 2023 under the NNPP banner.
Barrister Bamgbose, the National Coordinator of Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, is one individual who is deeply concerned about the country’s current unemployment rate (CAGG).
Bamgbose’s concerns are exacerbated by recent statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), which indicated that Nigeria’s unemployment rate was 27.1 percent in the second quarter of 2020. As a result of this, approximately 21.7 million Nigerians are unemployed.
Olusegun Bamgbose Personal Life
Barrister Olusegun Bamgbose is married and bless with children
Olusegun Bamgbose Death
After a brief illness, Bamgbose died on Friday, 17 September 2021. Steve Ikechi, one of his closest friends and associates, confirmed the sad news.
May his soul rest in Peace
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The National Coordinator of Concerned Advocates for Good Governance (CAGG) and a chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), has died.
The 2023 Presidential aspirant, Barrister Olusegun Bamgbose died in the early hours of Friday after a brief illness, according to this online news platform. One of his close friends and associates, Steve Ikechi, confirmed the sad news.
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According to Daily Post, the 2023 Presidential aspirant has also expressed interest in running in the 2023 presidential election under the NNPP banner.
Bamgbose, Esq, was described as a strong voice on matters of good governance and human rights advocacy by the Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy & Development (FENRAD), whose legal team he led, in response to the news.
The Executive Director of FENRAD, Comrade Nelson Nnanna Nwafor, told DAILY POST that Bamgbose was “richly endowed with political sagacity and was consistent in holding governments to account as he lent his voice to the most critical of national and local issues.
“Through his intervention and actions, the government relaxed many unpopular policies. He was a fine gentleman, very hardworking, a lovely husband, father and friend to all.
“His humble mien, approach and disposition endeared him to many. Throughout his stay on earth, he was truly committed to the promotion and protection of environmental, human and democratic rights which aligned with FENRAD’s goals.
“We made many wins working together through his wise and ever-ready counsel. He led and piloted our legal department with such impeccable professionalism as a lawyer properly called.
“We are indeed pained by this loss and pray that God, in this trying time, grants his family – immediate and extended – the fortitude to bear this huge loss; same we also pray for on his friends, learned colleagues and those who by this exit is pained.
“Barrister Bamgbose will be missed.
“May the gentle soul of Barrister Olusegun Bamgbose find rest in the bosom of the Almighty. Adieu to the great iroko, an icon and a towering legal luminary!”
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