Funmi Falana

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Funmi Falana
Nationality Nigerian
Alma mater University of Benin, University of Lagos.
OccupationLegal Practitioner
Organization(s)Women Empowerment and Legal Aid (WELA)
Known for women's rights activist
Spouse Femi Falana
Children Falz
Website https://falanafalana.com.ng/teammate/funmi-falana/

Funmi Falana is a Nigerian legal practitioner and women's rights activist. [1]

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Personal life and education

Funmi Falana [2] is the wife of Femi Falana, a Nigerian activist and lawyer; [3] and mother to Falz, a Nigerian recording artist and actor . [4] she attended St. Louis Girls’ Grammar School, Akure, Ondo State. [5] She obtained her bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Benin, and later bagged her law degree (LL.B) at the University of Lagos. Fummi later obtained her master's degree (LL.M) from the University of Lagos as well. [6]

Career

Funmi Falana currently serves as the National Director of Women Empowerment and Legal Aid (WELA), a non-governmental organization that defends the rights of women and children. [7] [8] She belongs to some professional and leadership associations within and outside Nigeria. she is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, West African Bar Association and International Bar Association, Member, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. [9]

Leadership and activism

Funmi Falana in her capacity as the current National Director of Women Empowerment and Legal Aid (WELA), a non-governmental organization actively participates in activism. she has led some campaigns against rape, women marginalisation and participation in politics, gender based, policy and decision-making. [10] Through her organisation, she challenged Regulation 124 of the Police Act which prohibited female officers from getting married until after three years of service, and the court declared the provision was unconstitutional and discriminatory against women, so it was null and void, [11]

In a letter dated January 28, 2021 and titled “Request To Recall Dismissed Pregnant Police Officer”, Funmi as the Chairperson of WELA asked the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Adamu, to reinstate Corporal Olajide Omotola of the Ekiti State Police Command who was dismissed for getting pregnant out of wedlock. [12] She said she would challenge the dismissal of Mrs. Omotola at the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) and pray for the annulment of Regulation 127 made pursuant to the Police Act, 2020 if the police authority fails to reinstate her within a reasonable time. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Another 14 Year Old, Lucy Ejeh, Kidnapped Converted to Islam in Zamfara". The Breaking Times. 17 March 2016. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Let's Have Gender Justice Now, By Funmi Falana". Premium Times . 7 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Ndaji, Simeon (5 August 2012). "Femi Falana left me at the mercy of judges – Funmi, wife". Vanguard News . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Badmus, Kayode (5 November 2015). "Falz! Why Femi Falana's son is a legally Bad Guy". Nigerian Entertainment Today . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "How I met my husband — Funmi Falana". Punch Newspapers. 2020-04-12. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  6. ↑ "Mrs. Funmi Falana". Falana & Falana Chambers. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  7. ↑ Olabiyi, Lukmon (5 March 2016). "Falana alert FG of abduction of another teenager in Zamfara". The Sun News . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Prince Joshua (17 March 2016). "Women marginalization must stop – Funmi Falana". The Champion News . Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Mrs. Funmi Falana". Falana & Falana Chambers. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  10. ↑ "How I met my husband — Funmi Falana". Punch Newspapers. 2020-04-12. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  11. ↑ "How I met my husband — Funmi Falana". Punch Newspapers. 2020-04-12. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  12. ↑ "'Reinstate dismissed pregnant police woman or face legal action'". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  13. ↑ "'Reinstate dismissed pregnant police woman or face legal action'". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-06-05.


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