An Itsekiri Youth Leader, Prince Oyemi Fregene, has faulted the non-inclusion of two prominent Nigerians of Delta State origin in the Federal Government’s honour list.
Those missing from the post-humous awards list are: the late Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh, post-independence Minister of Finance and the late detrabilised politician, industrialist, philantropist, Chief Alfred Ogbeyiwa Rewane who was assassinated during the struggle for the enthronment of democracy in Nigeria and the de-annulment of June 12, 1993 presidential election won by Chief MKO Abiola.
“It is sad, unthinkable and should be condemned. It is unacceptable to all right-thinking Nigerians for the names of these great Deltans to be omitted from such democratic recognition of Nigeria at 50,†he said.
Prince Fregene posited that the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation should please use the opportunity of Nigeria’s independence anniversary to make necessary amendment before 31 December, 2010.
“The SGF’s office is supposed to be a true custodian of such facts and history,†he added.
