In Praise of a Great Lawyer and Patriot It is with deep shock and sadness that we received the passing of Dr. Tunji Braithwaite. Dr. Braithwaite is undoubtedly one of Nigeria’s foremost, quintessential and undiluted patriots whose abiding quest was the common good and upliftment of the suffering masses. He was a vocal, courageous and forthright rights activist, lawyer, politician and intellectual who was convinced that only national rebirth and renaissance would lift the country out of its debilitating quagmire. Dr. Braithwaite was light years ahead of his time, having long warned that unless Nigeria dethroned what he rechristened ‘king corruption,’ the country was doomed to failure. Dr. Braithwaite deployed his prodigious lawyerly skills in fighting injustice and in chastising Nigeria’s traducers. His role in combating military dictatorship is legendary. Dr. Braithwaite longed for a dynamic country that can fully harness its potentials while demonstrating complete abhorrence to politics without conscience. He also longed for an electoral system that can accommodate people with integrity. We can best honour the memory of this great Nigerian by, as he always urged, taking our destiny in our own hands to wrought a just and egalitarian society. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family in these difficult times. May his patriotic soul rest in peace, Amen. Emeka Nwadioke Legal Practitioner Onikan, Lagos ]]>