Tunji Braithwaite dies at 82

Kayode Ogundele
Kayode Ogundele
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Elder statesman and politician, Dr. Tunji Braithwaite is dead.

The 82-year-old lawyer died Monday morning at St. Nicholas Hospital in Lagos.

His son, Olumide, who confirmed his demise, said in a telephone conversation with our correspondent that the elder statesman died after a brief illness.

The founder of the Nigerian Advance Party, NAP was a delegate at the 2014 National Conference, where he canvassed for a Confederal Constitution to replace the 1999 Constitution.

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