Whats your opinion on Al-Mustapha’s release? OPC rejects decision

Gani Adams

The National Coordinator of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Otunba Gani Adams, yesterday dissociated his group from the support given to Hamza al-Mustapha by the founder of the group, Dr. Fredrick Fasehun, following his release from prison last week.

In a statement by the OPC leader, entitled: ‘Revolution beacons’, the group said: “We of the Oodua Republic Front (ORF) hereby distance ourselves from the weighty support thrown behind al-Mustapha, the murderer of the matriarch of democracy Kudirat Abiola. Although we foresaw foul play from the beginning of the hearing, we want to assure all and sundry that believes in justice that the blood of everyone, who was killed in the course of fighting for this democracy, would hunt every son of Yoruba, who believes he can negotiate justice for a plate of Tuwo”.

Adams said the group distanced itself from the show of shame embarked upon by Dr. Fasehun, whom he said was not representing “our collective decision in this matter.”

He said: “ The Yoruba are known to be Omoluabi (people with integrity), but in this case, some Yoruba figures should be prepared to explain their role in the deals that released al-Mustapha. They neither represent our opinion nor decision.”

Fasheun Frederick

On his part the Founder of the Odua People’s Congress (OPC), Dr Frederick Fasheun, on Monday in Kano advanced reasons on why he supported the release of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, the former Chief Security officer of the late head of state, Gen. Sani Abacha.

The OPC leader, who explained his reasons to the Yoruba community in Kano, said that it was based on his personal conviction that the Yoruba race is detribalized and always in the forefront for fight against injustice.

Fasheun, who accompanied Al-Mustapha to Kano shortly after his release from the Kirikiri Maximum Prisons last Friday said he threw his weight behind the freedom, granted the former CSO because he was exonerated on the issue by a competent court of the land.

The OPC founder said that all patriotic Yoruba race should be grateful to God that nothing happened to Al-Mustapha throughout his 15 years in Kiikiri Prison, pointing out that all he was doing was to demonstrate to the world that “the Yorubas are detribalised and always stand by the truth and for justice to prevail.”

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