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DR. JOE OKEI-ODUMAKIN: CELEBRATING THE HERO OF DEMOCRACY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE!

By OlaPurpose James Asu




Dr. Joe Okei-Odummakin traversed courageously where men fear to tread. She has remained consistent without minding the hazards to her person in a society where critical voices are loathed by unjust system which rewards the crooks and punishes the just.




Her foray into Human Rights activism was at a period when the Babaginda dictatorship was baring its fangs and locking up critical voices. She became one of the targets of the administration as she was arrested and detained for not less than seventeen times at different locations. But her spirit was not daunted and became the Assistant General Secretary of the Campaign for Democracy in 1994 at a time the battle against the annulment of June 12 had become so fierce.
She held forth brilliantly as the Head of the organization’s secretary from 1995-1996 when the then Chairman Dr. Beko Ransome Kuti (of blessed memory) and the General Secretary, Comrade Odion Akhaine were clamped into jail. 

She was the General Secretary of the body from March 1996-July 29, 2006 (10 years) when she became the President on July 29, 2006 at the historic Akure convention. She is also the executive director of the Institute of Human Rights and Democratic Studies, the President of Women Arise, the Chairman Taskforce of the Citizens Forum and the Spokesperson, Coalition of Civil Society Organizations.

She has received several Awards at the national and international level.

Join me to celebrate Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, the Hero of Democracy and good governance as she turns 48 today.

Wishing good success ahead and praying that your desires for this polity and people come to reality soonest. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MA, LONG LIFE, GOOD HEALTH AND PROSPERITY! 


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I am OlaPurpose James Asu
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