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Life and times of Tunji Braithwaite (1933-2016)
Dr. Tunji Braithwaite, lawyer, activist and founder Nigerian Advance Party (NAP), celebrated his 80th birthday with pomp and pageantry in Lagos two years ago.
Braithwaite was the youngest son of eight children.
Here in this last interview he granted the Guardian, he speaks about his life, career and burning national issues.
Tunji Braithwaite was born in 1933, the youngest son of eight children. He was educated at the prestigious C.M.S Grammar School, entering the school’s Preparatory Section in 1946 and completing his education there in 1953.
He proceeded to sit for his A Levels at the London University at Kennington College in 1955 and enrolled in 1957/58 as a Law student at the Council of Legal Education, London. He was admitted into Lincoln’s Inn that same year and graduated as a barrister in 1960.
He married his childhood sweetheart; Grace S.
Falade in 1956 while they were undergraduates. They have 5 children and many grandchildren. Excerpts:-
You are a right activist, l