American, Nigerian pressure groups praise late Rev. Jesse Jackson

The Save Nigeria Group (SNGUSA), a charity based in the United States of America (USA), has joined its counterpart and pivot in Nigeria, the Save Nigeria Initiative (SNI), extolling the virtues of Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson snr., the charismatic civil rights activist and clergy, who had passed on in America, aged 84 years.

In separate press statements by Mr. Stephen Osemwegie, SNGUSA’s President, and Comrade Tony Erha, Governor of SNI, the Nigerian civil coalition, both are convergent on their eulogies that the late Rev Jackson was a global icon, passionate humanist and a global moral compass, whose life was marked with huge successes at bettering the poor conditions of mankind.

Speaking further, Osemwegie, the rights activist and development protagonist, who doubles as Deputy Convener of the SNI, said the late American was noble and a “towering figure of the American Civil Rights Movement, a tireless advocate for human dignity, and a lifelong champion of justice.”

Whilst extending condolences to the Jackson family, the American people, the African-American community, and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, some of the many spheres of influence of the late sage, Osemwegie added that SNGUSA, Nigerians at home and in the diaspora, and humanity will sorely miss the great leader, whose voice shaped history and whose courage inspired generations.

On his part, Comrade Erha, a veteran journalist and civil society coalition builder, recounted how the exploits of the late American watchdog, came handy inspiring generations of selfless leaders in Africa, America and elsewhere, regretting that his demise had left a huge void in the “titanic struggles to set the captives free”).

“His influence reached far beyond the United States. A steadfast advocate for African freedom, he supported the anti-apartheid movement, stood in solidarity with Nelson Mandela, and championed human rights and democracy across the African continent. He consistently reminded the world that justice anywhere is inseparable from justice everywhere.”

Erha readily agreed with Osemwegie in his conclusion.