A popular human right activist and Executive Director of Adopt A Goal Initiative, Ariyo-Dare Atoye, is dead.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports the activist had been in critical health condition for a few weeks. He was 42.
His colleague, Deji Adeyanju, disclosed the news of Atoye’s exit via his known Twitter handle on Thursday.
My brother comrade Ariyo Dare Atoye has gone to be with the Lord. He was looking at me till the last moment. From God we came, and it is certain to Him we will return. 🙏
— Comrade Deji Adeyanju (@adeyanjudeji) October 27, 2022
“My brother comrade Ariyo Dare Atoye has gone to be with the Lord. He was looking at me till the last moment. From God we came, and it is certain to Him we will return,” Adeyanju wrote.
Atoye was a frontline human rights crusader. He played a major role in the passage and signing of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022 into law through a coalition called Civil Society Partners on Electoral Reform (CiSPER).
He led several protests against the initial delay in the passage of the bill.
May his perfect soul rest in peace