Book Launch On Late Ken
Saro-Wiwa 20yrs After
The conscious and undying efforts of
the Ogoni people to keep the memory of their son, and hero, late Ken Saro-Wiwa
alive portray the ogonis as a people who know and appreciate the value of
courage, selfless love and forthrightness to fight for, and even ready to die
for a noble cause for the good of the people.
The Rivers State Chairman of the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bro Felix Obuah made the remark while speaking
at the formal presentation of a book titled ‘The Road To Dukana,’ in
memory of the late Ogoni Martyr, and international environmental activist,
Ken-Saro Wiwa at the main Auditorium, Ken Saro-Wiwa House, University of Port
Harcourt, Friday, November 20, 2015.
Represented by his Special Adviser on
Media and Publicity, Jerry Needam and his Personal Assistant, Prince Ike Anslem
Chukwu, the PDP Chairman said the idea of capturing the life and times of late
Ogoni hero in a book through tributes, letters and reflections 20yrs after is
well-thought out, a great memorial, and one of the many ways of appreciating
and immortalizing the late international environmental activist.
Bro Obuah said the book edited by
Bura-Bari Nwilo is a historical record for upcoming generations to know their
roots, their ancestors, their efforts and travails to sustain their progeny for
their appreciation.
According to Bro Obuah who is also
the Sole Administrator, Rivers State Waste Management Agency, RIWAMA, late Ken
Saro-Wiwa deserves all the encomiums, acknowledgements and posthumous awards
for his service to the people of Ogoni, Niger Delta and humanity in general.
Though he is dead, he still lives on
in our memories as the legacies he left behind will continue to guide the
present and future generations on the path of selfless service, doggedness and
erudition, Bro Obuah noted.
It would be recalled that it’s
exactly 20 years, Ken Saro Wiwa and others were brutally murdered by the late
Abacha military junta.
Signed:
Jerry
Needam
Special
Adviser On Media And Publicity
To
The State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
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