Tag: Buruji Kashamu

Kashamu: Your condolence message veiled with hypocrisy Falana to Obasanjo

Ishaku Yohanna

Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, says ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo did not abuse African tradition by criticising the late ex-Senator, Buruji Kashamu. But the lawyer was quick to note that Obasanjos message was veiled with hypocrisy, saying it is against the African culture to aid and abet a criminal suspect in his lifetime, only to turn round to attack him in his grave. He urged the former head of state to stop insulting the collective intelligence of the Nigerian people. Kashamu, a governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the…

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Senator Buruji Kashamu dies of COVID-19

Ishaku Yohanna

Former lawmaker representing Ogun-East Senatorial District and businessman, Buruji Kashamu, is dead. Kashamu, who represented Ogun-East senatorial district between 2015 and 2019, died at First Cardiology Consultants, Lagos, according to his friend, Ben Murray-Bruce, in a tweet. I have just lost my good friend of forever to #COVID19. Until his death, Sen. Buruji Kashamu and I were inseparable. He died today at First Cardiology Consultants, in Lagos. May his gentle soul rest in peace. I pray his family and loved ones the fortitude to bear this heavy loss, Mr Murray-Bruce…

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