A human rights activist and Executive Director of Adopt A Goal Initiative, Ariyo-Dare Atoye has died.
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The activist died in Abuja on Thursday.
His death was announced by his colleague, Deji Adeyanju, who tweeted on Thursday afternoon, “My brother comrade Ariyo Dare Atoye has gone to be with the Lord. He was looking at me till the last moment. From God we came, and it is certain to Him we will return.”
He passed on in Abuja on Thursday afternoon after a protracted battle with lung cancer, his friends said from the hospital. He was 42.
The activist, who had been in critical health condition for weeks.
Atoye was a frontline human rights crusader who stood against oppression, injustice and forces and actions that sought to undermine civic and media space.
The activist played a major role in the passage and signing of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022 into law through a coalition called Civil Society Partners on Electoral Reform (CiSPER).
He led several protests against the initial delay in the passage of the bill.
Additional details about his death have not been released by his doctors, but the development came as plans were being made by his friends to transport him to London for additional treatments.
He was survived by his wife and children.
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