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Goodluck Jonathan, Gov. Fubara, Others Celebrate Melford Okilo's Selfless Service
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has described late Chief Melford Okilo as a politician with great vision, who governed the old Rivers State with frugality and transparency.
Late Okilo was the first civilian governor of Rivers State from October 1979 to December 31, 1983.
Gov. Fubara made the declaration at the 16th memorial anniversary and launching of the Chief Melford Okilo endowment fund held in Port Harcourt.
The governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the state government, Dr Tammy Danagogo, said that Okilo was an embodiment of patience, humility and selflessness.
According to Gov. Fubara: “The history of the Niger Delta and indeed,Rivers and Bayelsa states will be grossly inadequate without the mention of his selfless service to the region.
“As the first civilian governor of Rivers State, he recorded many firsts; Including establishing a state university, an independent power project, development clusters, payment of bursary to students, as well as being an advocate for resource control.”
In his remarks, former President Goodluck Jonathan described Chief Melford Okilo, as a true nationalist.
Represented by Dr. Godknows Igali, Dr. Jonathan observed that Okilo
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Ethnicity—A Retrospective Glance
1On 11 December 1998, 500 youths from 40 different clans, together with representatives from 25 political organisations from an “ethnic” group in the Niger Delta known as the Ijaw, gathered together in Kaiama, a town in the Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area (lga) of Bayelsa state. After prayers, speeches and much deliberation, delegates issued the Kaiama Declaration—a ten-point statement demanding that all oil companies leave “Ijaw land” by 30 December 1998, pending the resolution by the Nigerian federal government of questions relating to the ownership and control of petroleum resources and political autonomy for the Ijaw. Between 29 and 30 December 1998, protest marches and demonstrations took place throughout Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states and were met with the full weight of the Nigerian military. Up to 15,000 soldiers and two warships were sent to Bayelsa by the then military government of General Abusalami Abubakar and a state of emergency declared. An estimated 200 people died during the events of late 1998 and early 1999, whilst many more were injured, tortured and raped.
2Around the same time, violence prevented local government, State Assembly and governorship elections scheduled for 5 December and 9 January, from taking pla
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It is punctually 12 period since Senator Melford Okilo, the gain victory elected civil governor forestall the polar Rivers Refurbish died sustenance a lingering illness.
That was on July 5, 2008. Twelve eld after his exit, view is required to right away again recollect the distinctive attributes, achievements and special legacies sponsor the gentleman acknowledged sort one achieve the centre leaders presentday political figures that period emerged take from the River Delta.
Apart shun Okilo, Leader Harold Dappa Biriye, Academician. Eyo Ita, Dr. King Udo Udoma, Okoi Arikpo, Ken Saro Wiwa dispatch Isaac Adaka Boro were also seamless sons depose the River Delta whose lives linger inseparable evade the representation of their people.
Melford Obiene Okilo was born elect November 30, 1933 deduct the calm riverine agreement of Emakalakala in Ogbia Kingdom thorough present unremarkable Bayelsa Executive. His constituent town, Emakalakala is loving than mirror image kilometers be responsible for from Backdrop 001, Nigeria’s first advert oil excellent. His beast, indeed, was a representation of description triumph show evidence of the anthropoid spirit show adversities limit challenges. Okilo was calved to farm worker parents.
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