Nigeria social activists and Pioneer of “Occupy Nigeria” Adams Unaji is
died on Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Adams Unaji is Pioneer of “Occupy
Nigeria”,who mobilize Nigeria youth to protest against president Gudluck
Ebele Jonathan decision to increase the price of petrol from #65 to
#140 early last year.Adams Unaji died on Wednesday, July 3, 2013,when
waiting for him to go on air at Vision FM in Abuja. Sources at the
station said he died of an apparent heart attack, but there is no
medical corroboration of the source of death as this report was
filed,But eventual died on his way to hospital.Mr. Unaji is survived by his wife, a son and his mother.
First and foremost, we the Unaji family will like to apologize to the
ReplyDeletecivil societies, Nigerians and the entire world for not issuing any
statement on the demise of Our Son, Adams Kennedy Unaji before now. As
you all are well aware, it was a painful loss of a promising Youngman
and to say we were devastated would be an understatement; the words to
express our feelings is that “the whole experience has been leveling”,
which led to an impasse and this late statement to debunk some
misrepresentation et al.
Mr. Adams Kennedy Unaji was born on 31st August 1972 in Zaria, Kaduna
state to Mr. Patrick Abba Unaji of blessed memory and Mrs. Theresa
Onyowo Unaji (Nee Akpa), of Okpale-Ota in Benue state.
Prior to his relocation to the United States of America, he had
impacted lives and was well known in the circle of civil society
groups and activists in and across the globe; these include the Civil
Liberty Organization (CLO), Moshood Abiola Vanguard for Democracy
(MAVD), Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND), COPED, Mike Fleshman,
etc. While in the United States, aside working with Chase Bank of
Arlington, he was a campaign manager for the Presidential Election
that installed the First Black President in the United States of
America, which earned him an article with his picture in the papers.
On his return to Nigeria, he continued in his strive for Equity,
Social Justice and Service to Humanity by becoming the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT) Abuja, Coordinator of the United Action for Democracy
(UAD), organized youths to protest against the fuel price hike by
President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria, tagged “Occupy Nigeria” in
January 2012, Director of Programs at the National Youth Council for
Nigeria and a strong voice against the corruption in government,
societal ills and the anti-people policies of the government till his
departure.
Finally, we will love to do what Adams would have done if alive today,
knowing he would never be a party to any form of injustice, either in
the nation or the family; that at his death he was legally married to
Dannielle Flowers Unaji (Nee Bozeman), not Valentina Ibirogba (his
ex-wife) and has Two (2) children not One (1) to correct the
misinformation in most, if not all of the posts circulated hitherto.
Adams Kennedy Unaji died on Wednesday 3rd July 2013 and has since been
buried in his hometown Okpale-Ota, in Edumoga District of Okpokwu
Local Government Area, Benue state, Nigeria. He is survived by wife
(Dannielle F. Unaji), son (AbbaModupe Unaji), daughter (Imani Anyalewa
Unaji), mother, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, cousins and nephews.
The Unajis, Idomaland, Middle Belt, Nigeria and the world will miss
this great Icon.
Adieu Adams!!!
P.S We send our appreciation to all those who called, sent sms, emails
and visited to express their condolence and who made the burial a
success. Our prayer for you is that God be with you and continue to
bless you. Amen!