Gbenga Hashim mourns Jesse Jackson, calls him America’s moral export

2026-02-17 - 16:36

A presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Gbenga Hashim, has mourned the passing of renowned American civil rights leader, Reverend Jesse Jackson, describing him as one of America’s finest moral exports and a global symbol of justice, unity, and democratic struggle. In a tribute issued on Tuesday, Hashim said Jackson’s death at the age of 84 marks the end of an era in the global pursuit of equality, human dignity, and social justice, noting that his influence extended far beyond the borders of the United States. Hashim, who served as General Secretary of the Youth Solidarity for South Africa in Nigeria in 1986, described Jackson as a moral voice forged in the crucible of the struggle for democracy and inclusion. He added that the late civil rights icon stood firmly in the tradition of prophetic activism and carried forward the unfinished work of the Civil Rights Movement. He recalled that Jackson, a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., helped transform grief into organised resistance and hope into measurable political progress, particularly in