Politics Ken Saro-Wiwa Jnr: 7 Things You Should Know About The Late Ogoni Son

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Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr, the eldest son of late environmental rights activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa is dead.

He was reportedly to suffered stroke last Saturday and was placed on life support but he didn’t make it.

- He was born in 1968, ‎

- Ken Wiwa, popularly known as Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr was an international journalist and an author.

- In 2005 he returned to Nigeria and was appointed by then president Olusegun Obasanjo as his Special Assistant on peace, conflict resolution and reconciliation.

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Ken Saro-Wiwa with his son, Ken Wiwa Jr

- He served President Umaru Yar'Adua as the Special Assistant on International Affairs.

- In 2013, he served President Goodluck Jonathan as the Senior Special Assistant on Civil Society and International Media.

- He was married to a Briton.

- Former President, Jonathan described him as a bright star has been prematurely plucked from the Nigerian firmament.

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