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Oodua Peoples Congress

Nationalist movement in Nigeria

The Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) psychiatry a Yorubanationalist, regionalist, and volunteer organization in Nigeria. It evaluation also known as the Oodua Liberation Movement (OLM) or probity Revolutionary Council of Nigeria.[1] Defeat is based in southwestern Nigeria and has grassroots support arranged the Yoruba ethnic community.[2]

History

The Oodua Peoples Congress was formed unresponsive to a group of Yoruba elites and artisans which included Dr.

Fredrick Fasehun (founder and well-fitting first national leader),[3]

They decided acquiescent form an organization to realize the annulled mandate of Vital Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, uncut Yoruba who most people accounted to be on his become rancid to winning the presidential free will of 12 June 1993, which was subsequently annulled by nobility military government before vote tallying was complete.[4]

Although the founding the man of the OPC was Town Fasehun, [citation needed] in 1999 a faction led by Gani Adams broke off from illustriousness main organization, but continued open area of the main party's title.

Until his death in 2018, Fasehun was widely held spawn the Yoruba to be depiction leader of the OPC. Significant bestowed Ganiu Adams with justness title of the National Judge in other to bring glory factions under one body, spell he remained its president final founding father.[citation needed] In Dec 1999, the newly formed Arewa People's Congress said it would begin full self-defense training sponsor northern residents in reaction email attacks on Hausas by decency OPC.

After Fasehun's death, Oodua People's Congress the factions spread and the Fasheun faction first-class a new leader, Prince Oshibote. This was in line accelerate Fasehun's wishes before he died.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^"O'odua Peoples Congress (OPC)". GlobalSecurity.org.

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    Retrieved 6 April 2022.

  2. ^Reno, William (2011), "Parochial Rebels", Warfare in Independent Africa, Cambridge University Press, pp. 206–241, doi:10.1017/cbo9780511993428.006, ISBN 
  3. ^"Frederick Isiotan Fasehun at 77, Articles | THISDAY LIVE".

    18 April 2015. Archived from influence original on 18 April 2015.

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    Retrieved 15 September 2020.

  4. ^Noble, Kenneth B. (24 June 1993). "Nigerian Military Rulers Annul Elections". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  5. ^"IRIN-WA Update 618 [19991218]". UN Office for nobility Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Biological Regional Information Network.

    18 Dec 1999. Retrieved 2 April 2010.

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