Remi Fani-Kayode

Cif **Victor Babaremilekun Adetokunboh Fani-Kayode**, QC, SAN, CON (1921–1995) ya kasance babban ɗan siyasar Nijeriya, mai kishin ƙasa, ɗan kishin ƙasa, ɗan ƙasa kuma lauya. An zaɓe shi a matsayin mataimakin firaminista na Yankin Yammacin Najeriya acikin shekarar 1963   kuma ya taka rawa a tarihin shari'ar Najeriya da siyasa daga karshen shekarar 1940 har zuwa shekara ta 1995.     

## Asalin iyali da rawar da suka taka a tarihin kasa

Fani-Kayode ya fito ne daga fitattun kuma yayan Ibo yan asalin kabilar Ife daga kudu maso yammacin Najeriya. Kakansa, Rev. Emmanuel Adedapo Kayode, Firist ne na Anglican wanda ya sami digiri na biyu na Kwalejin Fasaha a Kwalejin Fourah Bay, wanda a wancan lokacin wani bangare ne na Jami'ar Durham . Wannan ya faru a cikin shekarar 1885. Mahaifinsa, Victor Adedapo Kayode, ya karanci aikin lauya kuma ya kammala karatunsa a Kwalejin Selwyn, Cambridge a shekarar 1921, an kira shi zuwa Masallacin Tsakiya a shekarar 1922, sannan ya ci gaba da zama fitaccen lauya sannan kuma ya yi hukunci a Najeriya .Mahaifiyarsa ita ce Mrs. Aurora Kayode, née Fanimokun, wacce ta kasance ofa ga mai martaba Rev. Joseph Fanimokun, shi ma firist ne na darikar Anglican . Ya kuma sami digirinsa na biyu na kwalejin Fourah Bay College sannan daga baya ya ci gaba da zama Shugaban makarantar sanannen CMS Grammar School a Legas, yana aiki daga shekarar 1896 zuwa cikin shekara ta 1914.  Wannan makarantar mishan ce wacce Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther ya kafa . 

A watan Yulin na shekarar 1958, ya yi nasarar gabatar da kudirin neman ‘yancin Nijeriya a Majalisar Tarayya da ke Legas. Ya yi jayayya cewa ya kamata a sami 'yanci a ranar 2 ga watan Afrilu, shekarar 1960   (mintuna na Hansard, shekarar 1958; Richard Sklar's "Jam'iyyun siyasar Najeriya: Powerarfi a cikin Nationasashen Afirka na gaggawa", World Press, p.&nbsp;269; shafi na.&nbsp;269; Fushin Farfesa Onabamiro na "Haskakawa a Tarihin Nijeriya", p.&nbsp;140). A cikin shekarar 1959, an sake yin wani motsi wanda aka tura a Majalisar Dokokin Nijeriya suna neman a ɗan yi wa Fani-Kayode garambawul na watan Yulin,shekara ta 1958. Wannan sabon kudirin, wanda Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa ya gabatar, ya nemi a sanya ranar 2 ga watan Afrilu, shekarar 1960 don samun ‘yanci, wanda tuni Majalisar ta karba kuma ta amince da shi kuma wanda hukumomin mulkin mallaka na Ingila suka amince da shi, ya kamata a sauya shi daga 2 ga watan Afrilu na waccan shekarar zuwa 1 ga watan Oktoba a maimakon haka. Wannan kudirin gyaran ne daga baya majalisar ta zartar kuma ta amince da shi kuma Turawan Ingila suka amince da shi, kuma ta haka ne aka kawo ranar samun 'yancin kan Najeriya, 1 ga watan Oktoba shekarar 1960, 

## Ilimi da rayuwar sana'a
Remilekun Fani-Kayode ya kammala a King's College, Lagos, ya tafi Downing College a Jami'ar Cambridge, a 1941. Sannan ya yi jarrabawar lauyan Burtaniya kuma ya zo na farko a cikin shekarar sa ga duka Commonungiyar Commonasashe ta Burtaniya .  An kira shi zuwa Barikin Birtaniyya a Masallacin Tsakiya a cikin 1945, sannan aka ci gaba da nada shi Sarauniyar Lauya acikin shekarar 1960 (shi ne ɗan Najeriya na uku kuma mafi ƙarancin shekaru da aka taɓa yi wa QC). Daga baya, ya zama Babban mai ba da shawara na Nijeriya a cikin shekara ta 1977 (shi ne ɗan Najeriya na uku da aka yi wa SAN).

Ya kafa kamfanin lauya na farko dan asalin Najeriya a cikin shekara ta 1948 tare da Cif Frederick Rotimi Williams da Cif Bode Thomas, lauyoyi biyu da aka horar a Cambridge da Jami'ar London, bi da bi.   Ana kiran kamfanin lauyoyin da suka kafa "Thomas, Williams da Kayode".  A shekarar 1970, ya kafa wani kamfanin lauyoyi da ake kira "Fani-Kayode da Sowemimo" tare da tsohon abokinsa, Cif Sobo Sowemimo SAN, 

## Harkar siyasa

Cif Remilekun Fani-Kayode ya taka muhimmiyar rawa a gwagwarmayar Samun Independancin Nijeriya. A cikin shekarar 1952 shi, tare da Rotimi Williams, Bode Thomas da wasu mutane, hukumomin mulkin mallaka na Burtaniya sun tsare su saboda rawar da suka taka da kuma rawar da ya taka a gwagwarmaya da Turawan Ingila.  An zabe shi shugaban kungiyar matasa ta Action Group acikin shekarar 1954. Ya kafa reshen matasa ga jam'iyyar wadanda ke sanye da "bakar riga" kuma ya yi amfani da "sauro" a matsayin alamarsu don nuna kyamar mulkin mallaka na Burtaniya. 

Sa'an nan, a shekarar 1954, da Oloye Fani-Kayode an zabe cikin Tarayya majalisar dokokin a kan dandamali na Cif Obafemi Awolowo 's Action Group, kuma ya ci gaba da yaki domin Najeriya ta Independence daga can.  Ya kuma kasance Mataimakin Sakatare na Tarayya na Kungiyar Rukuni kuma a cikin wannan girmamawa ya taka muhimmiyar rawa, tare da Sakataren Tarayya, Cif Ayo Rosiji, a cikin kungiya da tafiyar da kungiyar Action Group . Shi, tare da Cif Awolowo, SO Ighodaro, EO Eyo, Adeyemi Lawson da SG Ikoku, sun wakilci Action Group a taron Tsarin Tsarin Mulki na London na shekarar 1957.  

A cikin shekara ta 1957, ya jagoranci tawagar Lauyoyin Action Group wadanda suka wakilci kuma suka yi gwagwarmaya don mutanen tsirarun Arewa a Hukumar 'yan tsiraru ta Willinks a kokarinsu na kirkirar yankin bel na tsakiya wanda da an sassaka shi daga tsohuwar Yankin Arewa na Najeriya .  A watan Yulin 1958, ya gabatar da kudirin neman ‘yancin Najeriya a Majalisar Tarayya    (mintuna na Hansard, 1958; shafi na 5).&nbsp;269; Farfesa Onabamiro "Ra'ayoyin Tarihin Najeriya", p.&nbsp;140).

Acikin shekarar 1959, Remilekun Fani-Kayode ya yi murabus daga kungiyar Action Group ya kuma shiga Majalisar kasa ta Najeriya da Kamaru, jam’iyyar adawa. A shekarar 1960, aka zabe shi a matsayin shugaban NCNC a Majalisar Yammaci.  A shekarar 1963, an zabe shi Mataimakin Firayim Minista na tsohon Yankin Yammacin Najeriya a karkashin Cif Samuel Akintola a karkashin inuwar Jam’iyyar National Democratic Party ta Najeriya .An kuma nada shi Ministan Harkokin Kananan Hukumomi na Yankin Yamma a wannan shekarar. 

Da sanyin safiyar ranar 15 ga watan Janairun shekarar 1966, Manjo Kaduna Nzeogwu, wani hafsan Sojan Najeriya na cire Ibo, ya yi yunƙurin aiwatar da juyin mulkin soja na farko a tarihin Nijeriya. Yunkurin, duk da cewa daga karshe bai yi nasara ba, ya haifar da zubar da jini da yawa kuma an kashe manya-manyan membobin jam'iyyar da ke mulki, sojoji da gwamnatin wannan lokacin ta hanyar kisan gilla. Da sanyin safiyar yau ne masu juyin mulkin, karkashin jagorancin Kyaftin Emmanuel Nwobosi, suka kai hari tare da mamaye gidan Chief Remi Fani-Kayode, Mataimakin Firayim Minista na Yankin Yamma. Fani-Kayode ya gallaza wa Fani-Kayode a gaban danginsa gaba daya kuma a gaban dansa, Femi Fani-Kayode, wanda zai zama Ministan Sufurin Jiragen Sama na Najeriya shekaru 40 bayan haka   .  Daga nan sai suka tura shi zuwa wani wurin da ba a sani ba. Bayan barin gidan Fani-Kayode masu sauya sheka, tare da Fani-Kayode a hannunsu, sun tafi gidan Ibadan na Cif SL Akintola, wanda ya kasance Firayim Minista na Yammacin Yankin. Sun shiga gidansa kuma suka kashe shi a gaban danginsa duka. Sun kuma raunata jikan nasa da surukarsa.

Cif Fani-Kayode ya ga yadda 'yan sara suka suka kashe abokinsa SL Akintola, kuma daga can aka dauke shi zuwa canton soja da ke Legas inda shi ma aka shirya za su kashe shi. Koyaya, sa'a gareshi, lokacin da ya isa canton sojoji na Ikeja a Lagas, sojojin masu biyayya karkashin ikon Laftanar Kanal sun sami ƙarfi, suka mamaye su. Yakubu Gowon (wanda daga baya ya zama Shugaban Kasar). Fani-Kayode ya sami 'yanci daga masu biyayya kuma sun ajiye shi a cikin gida mai aminci har sai an dawo da doka da oda a kasar. Dakarun da ke da aminci sun dakatar da yunƙurin juyin mulkin kuma an kashe duk shugabanninsa ko an kama su kuma an tsare su. Daga cikin manyan jami'an gwamnati da manyan hafsoshin soja da aka kai wa hari a gidajensu kuma wadanda masu tayar da kayar baya da masu yunkurin juyin mulki suka kama a wannan daren, ciki har da Sir Ahmadu Bello (Firayim Ministan yankin Arewa), Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (Firayim Ministan Ministan), Cif Okotie-Eboh (Ministan Kudi), Janar Maimalari (Babban hafsan sojan kasa), Birgediya Ademulegun (Kwamandan Garrison na Arewa) da sauransu da yawa, Cif Remi Fani-Kayode, tare da Sir Kashim Ibrahim ( Gwamnan yankin Arewa) su kadai ne ba a kashe ba.

Sakamakon haka, Janar Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi ya karbi mulki daga ragowar gwamnatin Tafawa Balewa a ranar 16 ga watan Janairu, washegari bayan nasarar da aka samu na dakile tawayen Manjo Nzeogwu da kuma yunkurin juyin mulki. Sannan ya hau kujerar Shugaban kasa na Tarayyar Najeriya kuma Babban Kwamandan askarawan Najeriya. Koyaya, bayan 'yan watanni shi da kansa aka hambarar da shi a wani juyin mulkin arewa mai nasara wanda aka aiwatar a ranar 29 ga watan Yulin shekarar 1966, wanda kuma Laftanar Kanal ya jagoranta. Murtala Mohammed da Laftana Kanar Yakubu Gowon (kamar yadda suke a da). A lokacin juyin mulkin, an kame Janar Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi a cikin garin Ibadan, tare da mai masaukinsa Janar Adekunle Fajuyi, da wasu sojojin arewa karkashin jagorancin Manjo Theophilus Danjuma (kamar yadda yake a da). Daga nan aka sa duka mutanen biyu aka tafi da su zuwa wani gefen gefen daji inda aka cire su duka biyu aka harbe su. Irin wannan mummunan halin ne na juyin mulkin “ramuwar gayya” na arewa da aka yi a ranar 29 ga watan Yulin shekara ta 1966, wanda aka kashe ƙasa da hafsoshin sojojin Ibo 300 da ba-kwamishina. Wannan ya faru ne saboda cewa, a cikin wasu korafe-korafen, jami'an na arewa suna da ra'ayin cewa Janar Aguiyi-Ironsi ya yi sassauci da Manjo Nzeogwu da sauran abokan aikin sa bayan yunkurin juyin mulkin Ibo na 15 da yawancin arewa ( Hausa - Fulani ) da shugabannin siyasa na yamma (Yarabawa) da manyan hafsoshin soja an yi musu kisan gilla.

Zargin da jami'an 'yan arewa suka yi na cewa akwai wani irin hadin baki da fahimtar juna tsakanin kungiyar Nzeogwu da Janar Aguiyi-Ironsi wanda ya kara ruruta wutar ganin cewa shi kansa Aguiyi-Ironsi dan kabilar Ibo ne. Shekaru 40 bayan kisan nasa, dan Aguiyi-Ironsi, Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi, ya zama Ministan Tsaron Najeriya kuma ya karbi wannan matsayin daga hannun Janar Theophilus Danjuma, mutumin da ya kashe mahaifinsa shekaru 40 da suka gabata. Mutane da yawa sun faɗi cewa ɓarnar ɓarnatar da hafsa hafsoshin arewa ya yi a watan Yulin shekara ta 1966, wanda ya ga kisan Janar Aguiyi-Ironsi da sauran manyan hafsoshi da yawa daga hakar Ibo wanda kuma daga baya ya haifar da yakin basasar Najeriya da kanta, an dasa shi a kan wannan ƙaddarar daren 15 ga Janairu ta zubar da jinin Manjo Nzeogwu da mutanensa, wadanda akasarinsu 'yan Ibo ne.    

Bayan juyin mulki na farko da aka taba yunkurin yi a Najeriya a ranar 15 ga watan Janairun shekarar 1966, Remilekun Fani-Kayode da wasu manyan mutane da dama duk gwamnatin soja ta Janar Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi ta tsare .  Daga baya aka sake su a watan Yulin shekarar 1966, bayan tayar da kayar baya ta arewa, karkashin jagorancin Laftanar Kanar. Murtala Muhammed da Manjo Theophilus Danjuma. Bayan Laftanar Col. Yakubu Gowon ya zama Shugaban Kasar, Remilekun Fani-Kayode ya bar Najeriya tare da danginsa gaba daya ya koma garin Brighton da ke gabar teku a kudu maso gabashin Ingila.Sun zauna a gida suka zauna can gudun hijira shekaru da yawa. A shekarar 1978, yana daya daga cikin wadanda suka assasa kuma suka assasa National Party of Nigeria . A shekarar 1979, an zabe shi a matsayin Mataimakin Shugaban Jam’iyyar na kasa kuma saboda irin gudummawar da yake bayarwa ga ci gaban kasa, Shugaba Shehu Shagari ya ba shi lambar yabo ta Kwamandan Umarnin Nijar . 

Daga shekarar 1990 zuwa shekarar 1994, ya kasance memba na dattawan kungiyar dattawa ta National Republican Convention (NRC), daya daga cikin jam’iyyun siyasa biyu da gwamnatin soja ta Janar Ibrahim Babangida ta kafa a lokacin jamhuriya ta uku ta Najeriya.  Bayan soke zaben shugaban kasa na Cif Moshood Abiola a ranar 12 ga watan Yuni shekarar 1993, Cif Remilekun Fani-Kayode na daya daga cikin wadanda suka yi rubuce-rubuce a fili kuma suka yi magana sosai game da sokewar. Har ma ya je kotu kan batun. A shekarar 1994, gwamnatin Janar Sanni Abacha ta nada shi cikin kwamitin binciken Kayode Eso wanda ya gudanar da bincike yadda ya kamata tare da taimakawa tsabtar bangaren shari'ar Najeriya tare da kawar da ita daga gurbatattun alkalai. 

## Iyali

Cif Remilekun Fani-Kayode ya auri Cif (Mrs) Adia Adunni Fani-Kayode. Su biyun suna da yara biyar: Akinola Adedapo Fani-Kayode, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Femi Fani-Kayode, Mrs. Toyin Bajela da Mrs. Tolu Fanning. Cif Remilekun Fani-Kayode ya kuma haifi wasu yara hudu: Mrs. Aina Ogunbe, Mrs. Remi Nana Akuffo-Addo, Tokunbo Fani-Kayode da Ladipo Fani-Kayode. 

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