SARAKI MOURNS ODUA PEOPLES CONGRESS FOUNDER, FASEHUN

“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.

The Senate President in the statement commiserated with the immediate family of the deceased, the Government and people of Ondo State and the Yoruba Nation over the sad loss, and urged Nigerians to take solace in the fact that the Odua Peoples Congress (OPC) leader made immense contributions to the socio-cultural advancement and wellbeing of humanity through his medical practice, political activism and cultural reawakening.

Penpushing further reports that, Saraki also prayed to God to grant the departed soul eternal rest and his family and loved ones the fortitude to bear the loss.