President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the Yoruba nation following the death of the founder of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Dr Frederick Fasehun in the early hours of Saturday, December 1.
President Buhari sent a condolence message through his spokesman Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Saturday.
The president also condoled with the family of the late medical practitioner and the government and people of Ondo state.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Buhari recalled the prominent role Fasehun played as a member of the defunct National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) which campaigned against military rule in the country.
The President prayed that almighty God would comfort all those who mourned the octogenarian and grant peace to his soul.
In his own tribute, All Progressives Congress national leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in a statement signed by his media officer Tunde Rahman, described late Fasehun “as a renowned pro-democracy and good governance activist, committed democrat, tested political player and Yoruba nationalist who left behind fine legacies”.
Tinubu charged the Fasehun family and other associates of the late leader not to allow his fine legacies to die.
Like Buhari, Tinubu saluted Faseun’s ‘war’ with past military governments in Nigeria, his sympathy for the Alliance for Democracy and his undying love for Lagos state despite coming from Ondo.
“He was an extremely humble and modest man. I will miss him dearly. The Southwest, particularly Lagos and Ondo states, will miss him. Nigeria will miss him also.
“I commiserate with the government and people of Ondo State. My sympathy and condolences particularly go to the Fasehun family at this moment. I hope and pray that God Almighty imbue them with the courage and strength to carry on. I enjoin them to continue with the fine legacies left behind by Baba. May Almighty grant Baba eternal rest,” Tinubu added.
We had reported earlier today, December 1 that Frederick Fasheun, the founder of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), passed away after a brief illness.
Fasheun, who had long been on sick bed, died around 1am on Saturday, December 1 at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja.
Fasheun, a doctor from Ondo state, was 83 as at the tie of his death.
