Abraham Adesanya was a member of the Action Group, on whose platform he was elected to the Western House of Assembly to represent Ijebu-Igbo constituency in 1959.
13 Facts About Abraham Adesanya
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Abraham Adesanya served in the Nigerian Senate during the Second Republic under the Unity Party of Nigeria.
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Abraham Adesanya was a leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, and a founding member of the National Democratic Coalition, whose activism contributed to the return of democratic rule in 1999.
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In 1959, Abraham Adesanya returned to Nigeria as a qualified lawyer and joined the Action Group led by Obafemi Awolowo.
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Abraham Adesanya was said to have preferred his senatorial appointment to the governorship ticket that was originally offered to him by the Unity Party of Nigeria, a successor to the Action Group.
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Abraham Adesanya led a team of lawyers that defended Chief Awolowo against the Nigerian Federal Government's charges of treason in 1962.
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Abraham Adesanya was the deputy leader of the National Democratic Coalition, a pro-democracy movement formed in 1994.
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Abraham Adesanya remained at home, working for the cause of the Nigerian masses alongside such figures as Gani Fawehinmi, Femi Falana, Olisa Agbakoba and a host of others.
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When General Sani Abacha, Babangida's successor, attempted to transform from a military head of state to a civilian president, Abraham Adesanya made certain that both he and NADECO remained a thorn in the General's side.
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Abraham Adesanya had just left his law chambers in his chauffeur-driven car when a team of would-be assailants struck.
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Abraham Adesanya was married to Rosannah Arinola Abraham Adesanya, who died nearly three years after him.
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Abraham Adesanya was ultimately incapacitated, leading to his confinement in his Apapa residence.
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Abraham Adesanya died on 27 April 2008, while having breakfast.