Nigeria has been blessed with men and women, that have over the years kept sterling records in the pursuit of social justice, equity and fair play in their quest to ensure the entrenchment of an egalitarian society in which the fundamental rights of all and sundry especially the downtrodden are protected.
In the pursuit of these noble ideals, some of these activists have been made to go through harrowing experiences in the hands of government officials including incarceration, dehumanisation and other heart rending travails. ANDREW ESSIEN in this piece, highlights some of them and their various contributions towards ensuring equal rights for all.
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