Usman Okai Austin has felicitated with former All Progressives Congress Governorship aspirant Barrister Babatunde Irukera of on the occasion of his 52th birthday celebration.
In a goodwill message , the former Kigi born political activist prayed to Almighty God to grant the Chief Executive of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC (formerly Consumer Protection Council) more favour and long life.
The message read: “I felicitate with you, your family and friends as you mark your 60th birthday. Life is the greatest of all gifts God has given to man.
“As you celebrate, my family and I wish you more glory and pray God’s grace will continue to sustain you on the lanes of favour and sound health,” the statement reads.”
Born on September 4 1968 in Kaduna
Attended St Joseph Nursery and primary school Ilorin 1974 and later Unilorin Staff School 1977-1980
Secondary School , FGC Ilorin 1980-1985
Graduated from University of Ife, LL.B 1990
Babatunde Irukera is an attorney
Member Nigeria Bar Association
American Bar Association
International Bar Association
Founding Partner SimmonsCooper and Partners
Married to Mrs Foluke Irukera from Ijumu
He is from Egbe, Yagba West, Kogi West, Kogi State
He is the son of the King of Egbe, he is a Prince
On his personal capacity he sought and won legal reprieve for the victims of drug testing in Kano by global giants Pfizer for Meningitis vaccines. Kano Children were used as guinea pigs by Pfizer and many died and were deformed. He sued and won compensation for their families and Kano State government running to hundreds of millions of US Dollars.
He is an Aviation Law Expert
Most of the pro-Nigerian policies implemented by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority to curtail the excesses of airline operators and other aviation services providers were conceptualized, formulated and implemented with Babatunde playing key roles.,For example, before 2013, the cost of flying from Lagos to London on the two major airlines, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, was twice the price of their ticket from Accra to London. That meant that Nigerians – a lot of whom were students travelling to or from the United Kingdom for school or to visit family– had to pay almost twice what the Ghanaian passenger pays for a comparable route, or face the inconvenience and cost of first flying to Ghana.
That act was also killing smaller Nigerian airlines as it became almost impossible for them to compete with these British giants. All of that changed when NCAA, upon Babatunde’s counsel and with his guidance, launched an investigation and stopped the unfair pricing strategy of these airlines.
He has done a lot in fighting for the rights of the downtrodden
Happy birthday sir