Gani Adams
Gani Adams | |
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Born |
Otunba Ganiyu Adams April 30, 1970 Arigidi-Akoko, Akoko North-West, Ondo State |
Alma mater | Lagos State University |
Occupation | Social activist, politician |
Years active | 1992–present |
Organization | Olokun Festival Foundation |
Movement | Oodua Peoples Congress |
Otunba Ganiyu Adams (also known as Gani Adams, born April 30, 1970) is a Nigerian social activist and politician.[1] Ganiyu is the leader of a faction of the Oodua Peoples Congress, a secessionist and nationalist organisation based in Nigeria, which supports a sovereign state for the Yoruba people.[2][3] Oodua Peoples Congress was formed in 1994 as a socio-cultural group to promote Yoruba people and culture.[4] As the founding member and National Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress, Gani rose to nationwide popularity after Inspector General of Police Musiliu Smith declared him wanted in 2000 with a financial reward of N100,000 for his group's involvement in violent clashes.[5] He was however arrested on 22 August 2001 but was later released after being held in prisons in Lagos, Abeokuta and Abuja.[6][7]
References
- ↑ Abimboye, Micheal (8 March 2015). "Sack Jega now, Gani Adams tells Jonathan". Premium Times. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ Berman, Bruce; Dickson Eyoh; Will Kymlicka (2004). Ethnicity & democracy in Africa. James Currey Publishers. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-85255-860-7.
- ↑ Tunde Babawale (2003). Urban violence, ethnic militias, and the challenge of democratic consolidation in Nigeria (Nigeria). Institute for Media and Society (Malthouse Press). ISBN 978-978-023-160-6.
- ↑ Johannes Harnischfeger (2008). Democratization and Islamic Law: The Sharia Conflict in Nigeria. Campus Verlag. p. 117. ISBN 978-3-593-38256-2.
- ↑ Suleiman, Toba; Adeyeye, Joseph (16 January 2001). "Nigeria: Wanted OPC Leader, Gani Adams, Arrested". ThisDay Newspaper. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ West Africa. Afrimedia International. 2001.
- ↑ Kayode-Adedeji, Dimeji (27 June 2015). "Nigeria Police made me famous – Gani Adams". Premium Times. Retrieved 2 December 2015.