Gov. Olusegun Mimiko of
Ondo state said the Yoruba area was more protected by members of the Oodua
Peoples` Congress (OPC) than the Police.
Mimiko
stated this at the 80th birthday celebration of OPC founder, Dr Frederick
Fasehun, in Lagos on Saturday.
“You
founded OPC, today, I tell you in Yoruba land that many Yoruba people will feel
secure with OPC guarding their streets than the conventional police,” he said.
The governor noted that the formation of the
group was one of the many legacies of Fasehun.
“It is not yet over; you struggled for
democracy for this country; the second part of it is indeed the struggle for
restructuring Nigeria into true federal states.
“One thing is clear and I have always said
this that OPC is about protection of Yoruba people, because Yoruba people hate
injustice,’’ he said.
He described Fasehun as detribalised and
unique Nigerian and a gentleman.
-Vanguard
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