Femi Falana
Femi Falana | |
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| Born | May 20, 1958 Lagos State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Spouse | Funmi Falana |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | falanafalana |
Femi Falana SAN (born 20 May 1958[1]) is a Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist.[2][3] He contested and lost the governorship election of Ekiti State in 2007 on the platform of the National Conscience Party, a party he served as National Chairman in 2011.[4]
He is the father of Falz, a popular Nigerian rapper, singer, online comedian and actor;[5] and husband to Nigerian women's rights activist Funmi Falana.[6] He belongs to many professional bodies: West African Bar Association, Member, Nigerian Bar Association and Member, West African Bar Association, Member, Pan African Lawyers Union and Member, International Bar Association.[citation needed][7]
References
- ^ Admin. "MR. Femi Falana, HLR". Hallmark of Labour. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Femi Falana". informationng.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ "Femi Falana". okay.ng. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ "Femi Falana". nigerianbiography.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ "My wife didn't like our son's music career –Femi Falana". The Punch. Archived from the original on August 24, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ Simeon Ndaji (5 August 2012). "Femi Falana left me at the mercy of judges – Funmi,wife". Vanguard News. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "Femi Falana".
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