Written By: Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq.
Owa Alero is a famous town in Ika North East, Delta North Senatorial District of Delta State. It is the birthday place of the incumbent Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa.
Gov Okowa is also the current Chairman of South-South Governors Forum, SSGF, and a member of Southern Nigerian Governors Forum, SNGF.
Today, Saturday the 21st day of August, 2021, is the D-Day set aside by the entire Okowa family, home and abroad, to give their demised Patriarch, Pa Okorie Arthur Okowa JP, final passage in a ground style, christened “Celebration of Life.”
Pa Okowa, was a well known community leader in Owa Alero, title holder of “Ojeyangbe of Owa Kingdom,” a Justice of the Peace, JP and a respected educational administrator, a professional teacher, mentor and politician of no mean repute.
He knows his onions, a pragmatic and consummate community leader, and contributed immensely to the development of Owa kingdom in particular and Ika nation in general.
His demise was a rude shock to his immediate family, community, friends and associates.
It was learnt that Gov Okowa and his late father were well bonded and had to publicly let go some tears when it done on him that his best friend and Dad – Pa Okorie, had gone deeper than divers into the high profundity of sleep, never to return. Sad indeed.
It follows that Ika Nation will today host the world in a grandstyle as the Okowas pay their well deserved respect to their fallen hero; a loving and caring father, grand father and great grand father, Sir Okorie Arthur Okowa, JP.
The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawal, Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, National Chairman of PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, Former Governors of Delta State, Chief James Ibori and Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan; Members of National Assembly, Deputy Governor of Delta State, Kingsley Otuaro Esq, Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori JP, members of Delta State House of Assembly, Chairman, Delta PDP, Kingsley Esiso Esq, Members of Delta State Executive Council, Royal fathers, Political Adviser to PDP National Chairman, Chief Ighoyota Amori JP, Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, Service Chiefs, are expected to grace the event.
Other dignitaries that may also grace the event at Owa Alero include; The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Chief Godwin Emiefele, the Chairman and Founder of Zenith Bank PLC, Chief Jim Ovia, Chairman of United Bank for Africa, UBA, Chief Tony Elumelu, Chairman of ThisDay Newspaper/Arise TV, Chief Nduka Obaigbena, Secretsry to Delta Government, SSG Patrick Ukah, Delta Head of Service, Reginald Bayoko, JP, mni, Chief of Staff, Government House, Rt Hon Festus Ovie Agas Esq, Captains of industry, party leaders, party faithfuls and people from all walks of life, are expected to grace the event.
From Church Service to Entertainment Centres to Agbor to Owa Alero, make no mistakes, the celebration will be ecstatic.
