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Fasheun,Al-Mustapha romance: Yoruba monarchs salient

News Thursday, August 1, 2013



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OLA AJAYI, IBADAN

Yoruba monarchs have distanced themselves from the relationship between the founder of Odua People’s Congress (OPC), Fredrick Fasheun and Al-Mustapha, the former Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, Sani Abacha who was just acquitted by the court over the killing of Kudirat, the wife of late Moshood Abiola.

The monarchs, at a meeting held in the Ibadan residence of Oba Fredrick Obateru Akinruntan, the Olugbo of Ugboland yesterday simply refused to make comments saying the issue was political and they would prefer not to delve into it.

The killing of Alhaja Kudirat Abiola in 1996 was believed by many Yorubas to have involved the aides of the late General Sanni Abacha.

Some of the obas who appeared not comfortable with the acquittal of Mustapha met on the platform of the Yoruba Obas Conflict Resolution Committee and said the issue was political.

Oba Akinruntan, who spoke on behalf of the monarchs said their efforts to reconcile feuding Obas in the zone were already being fruitful.

He explained that the committee was saddled with the responsibility of ensuring that the Obas speak with one voice.

Through this, they were hopeful that the alleged marginalization suffered by the Yorubas at the federal level could be properly addressed.

He said,”Olugbo, "we are convinced of achieving our set objective of ensuring the desired unity among the Obas in Yorubaland and when we set to move round, we are sure of very warm receptions and positive disposition to our cause by the feelers being received already".

When Obas remain ominously silent, brown envelopes would have exchanged hands. Mustafa strong no be small. Indirectly instigated MKO's death, directly killed his wife, bribed the judges and OPC (Fasehun) and Obas, and walked home free. MKO's brothers in Kano even joined Fasehun and gave him a rousing welcome.

I am curious to hear Fasola's opinion on this.

Fasheun,Al-Mustapha romance: Yoruba monarchs salient

See grammar sef from Mr. Journalist, OLA AJAYI. ''Salient'' (important) instead of ''silent''.