Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday attended the funeral of late Dr Frederick Fasehun, the founder of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) at the Cathedral Church of Saint Stephen, Oke-Aluko, Ondo, Ondo State.
The OPC chieftain died on December 1 at the Intensive Care Unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja (LASUTH).
Mr Osinbajo was accompanied to the service by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, among others.
Former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko, was also in attendance.
In his tribute, Osinbajo said it was a great honour to be at the service to express his own condolence on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari.
He said that Fasehun was exceptional in everything he did as he was medical doctor, a sociologist as well as a versatile acupuncturist.
“He studied acupuncture in 1977; and set up the very first acupuncture centre in Africa at LASUTH.
“He was such a brilliant medical doctor; one would have thought that he would just restrict himself to practice of medicine.
“Of course, many of us know he was the proprietor of Bestcare Hospital, which catered for the poor; so many people were able to receive medical attention.
“But beyond that, I think that what he will always be remembered for is what he did with the OPC; of course, many of us know about the struggle.
“He was not really a politician; his first interaction that we know within the democratic struggle was when he founded the Movement for Social and Economic Justice,’’ Osinbajo said.
The Vice President added that when the deceased founded the OPC, he decided that it was not enough for the Yoruba people to be
In his tribute, Akeredolu said that Fasehun would be remembered for excellence and for championing the cause of the Yoruba nation.
