Fasehun
Dr.
Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Nigeria's Senate President on Sunday
expressed sadness over the death of the founder of the Oodua
Peoples Congress (OPC), Dr Frederick Fasehun.
Saraki
in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Yusuph
Olaniyonu, in Abuja, described the late Fasehun as a patriotic
Nigerian who served his country meritoriously during his lifetime.
He
said: “Fasehun was a man who transcended childhood limitation of
late enrollment into school, became a medical practitioner of
repute and joined in the struggle to enthrone democracy in the
country.
“He
served the Yoruba nation in particular and the country in general
through his cultural renaissance movement - the OPC and political
struggle respectively. He was one of the people who deserved to be
called the heroes of our present democracy as they fought against
military rule.
“Dr.
Fasehun worked to preserve the health of the high and low in society.
He worked to free Nigeria from military dictatorship. He worked to
promote the cause of the Yoruba Nation. We have lost a star and
a man of ideas. We shall all miss him,” he stated.
Saraki
commiserated with the immediate family of the deceased, the
government and people of Ondo State and the Yoruba Nation over the
sad loss.
He
urged Nigerians to take solace in the fact that the OPC leader made
immense contributions to the socio-cultural advancement and wellbeing
of humanity through his medical practice, political activism and
cultural reawakening.
The
Senate President also prayed to God to grant the departed soul
eternal rest and his family and loved ones the fortitude to bear the
loss.
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