Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday mourned the Director of Ford Foundation, West Africa, Innocent Chukwuma, who died on Saturday, saying his relentless pursuit of justice and the common good would be an enduring legacy.
Osinbajo stated this in his tribute to the deceased which was made available by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande. The statement quoted Osinbajo as saying, “I was greatly saddened by the news of the passing of Innocent Chukwuma, a thoroughbred social activist, my friend and collaborator of many years. Innocent, then in CLEEN Foundation, was a crucial resource in police reform in support of our justice reform efforts in Lagos State in my time as Attorney-General.
“Also, as Ford Foundation Lead in West Africa, he was first amongst others to support our work in the Office of the Vice President in the setting up of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption and most recently, in the Police reform efforts of the Federal Government.