President Muhammadu Buhari has
commiserated with the Yoruba nation over the passing of the founder of Oodua
Peoples Congress (OPC), Dr Frederick Fasehun.
The President, in a condolence
message by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in
Abuja on Saturday, also condoled with the family of the medical practitioner
and the government and people of Ondo State.
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.
Fasehun, aged 83, died at about
1a.m, Saturday at the intensive care unit of the Lagos State University
Teaching Hospital Ikeja (LASUTH).
Late Fasehun, who was born in
Ondo on September 25, 1938 in Ondo, Ondo State, was an active member of NADECO.
He began his education late,
entering primary school at the age of 13 at Saint Matthews Roman Catholic
School, Ondo.
He later moved to Saint Peter’s
Teacher’s Training College, Akure, also in Ondo state. But he was expelled from
school, because of his non-conformity with Catholicism.
Fasehun was then admitted to Ondo
Boys High School, where he completed his secondary education in less than three
years, with a Grade One distinction.
His brother offered him a
scholarship to study science at Blackburn College in the UK. He 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.
In 1976, he studied acupuncture
in China under a joint World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations
Development Scholarship Programme.
On his return in 1977, he set up
an Acupuncture Unit at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
He resigned in 1978 and
immediately set up the Best Hope Hospital and Acupuncture Centre in Lagos.
His Acupuncture Centre once
earned a reputation as Africa’s first for the Chinese medical practice.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com