Ebuka Onyeji | Wednesday was a day of remembrance for people who share the idea of Pan-Africanism as activists, friends and colleagues gathered for the eighth memorial of one of their own, Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem, who died in a car crash in Nairobi, Kenya in 2009.

The event, held in Abuja, was organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development, CDD, with the theme, “Democracy in Africa; Trends and Challenges”.

Students of the Anglican Girls Grammar School, Abuja, held a mock summit of the African Union, taking roles as the continent’s heads of states.

Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu, a professor, who headed the panel of discussion on the theme of the event, described the late Mr. Abdul-Raheem as a Pan-African luminary.

He said the topic for the memorial was chosen because it was one of the issues the late Mr. Abdul-Raheem acted on. CONTINUES

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Topic: Dr. Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem, Thanks for a purpose driven life.

and humour, such a determined Afro-optimist, and such a devoted father to his children, Aisha and Aida. Africa is impoverished by his untimely death. Tajudeen was born in Funtua, Katsina State, Nigeria, in 1961. His commitment to his home town and family remained undimmed throughout his life. He was educated at Government Schools in Funtua from where he went to Bayero University, Kano, where he graduated with a first class honours degree. He was winner of the Nigerian Government’s Merit Award as the best student of Political Science between 1980-82 at Bayero University. < for more >…

Added by KWASI Akyeampong to TRIBUTES: Obituaries at 3:55pm on May 27, 2009

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Dr. Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem