Human rights lawyer, Tope Temokun, has been awarded the SENIOR ADVOCATE OF THE OPPRESSED at the Human Rights Day organized by Gani Fawehinmi Human Rights Foundation.

Starnews Nigeria reports that the award presentation took place on Friday at Araromi Freedom Square, Papalanto, Ogun State.

Temokun was given the award in recognition of his unwavering support for the poor, the less privileged, and the oppressed in society.

Speaking after receiving the award on Friday, Temokun said: “Everyone will not give recognition to your contribution. To some, they genuinely feel you have not done enough. To others, they are skeptics, no matter what you do, they won’t see any reason why you should be celebrated but when you die they will be the first to come out and roll out your achievements. Yet to some others, it was purely out of the inability to attain or match the same feat”.

“Whether anyone or everyone likes it or not, my little contribution has been recognized by some section of humanity and I do not want any insincere celebration of contribution when I grow old and transit, I want it now. Thanks, Gani Fawehinmi Human Rights Foundation. You have challenged me.”

“Now that I have taken this title, I can now take all the pending titles I have long put on hold,” he added.