14th October, 2010
The president and founder of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, Dr. Frederick Fasehun has described the bomb blasts that rocked the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, as very unfortunate and a cowardly act, especially on a day every Nigerian remembers as a day of liberty.
Speaking exclusively with P.M.NEWS, Dr. Fasehun stated that it is unfortunate that a jubilation that ought to have been pervasive ended up as a tragedy for some families.
He said: “It is unfortunate because countries that have adopted the bombing method invariably ended up unable to discuss ways to work out peace; and if the bombers think it is a way of calling government’s attention to the political crisis on ground, I want to say the government of recent has not been that deaf to require a bark to respond to issues”.
On who planted the bomb, Fasehun said its too early to point accusing fingers and he is not sure whether the supposed responsibility by MEND was genuine but stated that everyone should be careful and wait for the report of the investigation.
He, however, absolved General Ibrahim Babangida and Chief Raymond Dokpesi of any complicity in the bombing. “IBB has displayed patriotism at various levels of Nigeria’s history and I don’t think he was involved like some rumour had spread, because I don’t believe he can be that unpatriotic and likewise, Dr. Raymond Dokpesi is among the top most ten Nigerian patriots of all time and I don’t think he will do anything to harm Nigeria, but like I said, let us wait for the report of the security operatives,†he said.