A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Modestus Umenzekwe, has applauded the immediate past Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) for the powerful lecture he delivered on Justice Chukwunweike Idigbe.
Umenzekwe stated that the lecture which was delivered at the 19th Justice Idigbe Memorial Lecture showed that Fashola believed in a positive and symbiotic social contract and nothing less, noting that it reawakened Nigerians on their duties as citizens.
He said the lecture was a clarion call on Nigerians to think of what they could do for Nigeria first and not what the nation will do for them, even though their protection is intrinsically tied in the social contract.
The APC Chieftain described Fashola who served the nation consistently for 24 years, as a born leader, philosopher and lecturer per excellence, noting his impact on society in so many ways. “He still burns the midnight candle in search of new knowledge despite attaining the pinnacle of his political career in Nigeria. This, for me, is to say that Fashola still has a lot to offer to this nation,” he stated.
The lecture was organized in honour of a truly outstanding Nigerian, jurist and patriot, the late Justice Chukwunweike Idigbe, who sadly departed this world on July 31, 1983.