OPC founder, Frederick Fasehun, dies at 83

The founder of Odua Peoples Congress , Dr . Frederick Fasehun , has died, The PUNCH can exclusively report .Fasehun , it was learnt, died in the early hours of Saturday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital , Ikeja .

The octogenarian, it was learnt, was admitted at the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital on Tuesday where he remained until his demise .

Confirming his death to our correspondent on the telephone , Fasehun ’ s spokesman , Mr . Adeoye Jolaosho , said the late OPC founder was confirmed dead after a brief illness.

“ It is true , baba died this morning at the ICU in LASUTH , Ikeja , ” he said .

Fasehun was born in Ondo Town , Ondo State in 1935 .
He was a medical doctor and hotel owner and was responsible for the recent revival of the Unity Party of Nigeria , a party formed by the late sage , Chief Obafemi Awolowo in the 1970 s .

He studied science at Blackburn College and furthered his education at Aberdeen University College of Medicine . He also studied at the Liverpool Postgraduate School after which he had a Fellowship at the Royal College of Surgeons , according to Wikipedia .

In 1976 , he studied acupuncture in China under a joint World Health Organization and United Nations Development Scholarship Program .

In 1977 , he set up an Acupuncture Unit at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital . He resigned in 1978 and immediately set up the Besthope Hospital and Acupuncture Centre in Lagos . The Acupuncture Centre once earned a reputation as Africa ’ s first for the Chinese medical practice .

The OPC is a Yoruba -based organization formed to actualise the annulled mandate of Chief MKO Abiola , who won the presidential election of 12 June 1993 but was barred from office .

Fasehun was imprisoned for 19 months from December 1996 to June 1998 during the military rule of Sani Abacha .

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