Nigeria: Tunji Braithwaite Dies At 82

Tunji Braithwaite.

The founder of the Nigerian Advance Party and pro-democracy activist, Tunji Braithwaite, has passed away.

He was aged 82.

Mr. Braithwaite died at St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos, on Monday after a brief illness, family members said.

Born in 1933, Mr. Braithwaite was the youngest son of eight children.

He was educated at CMS Grammar School, entering the school’s preparatory section in 1946 and completing his education seven years later.

In 1955, he sat for his A-Levels at the London University at Kennington College, and enrolled in 1957/58 as a Law student at the Council of Legal Education in London.