Senate president ;Bukola Saraki Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki, 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 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 for our freedom “Dr. Fasehun worked to preserve the health of the high and low in society. He worked to free Nigeria from military regimes. He worked ...
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