Victor Ezeja
Ojoto people residing in the United States of America on Friday, 30 June 2023 organised a funeral service for late popular Nigerian Senator, Clement Annie Okonkwo.
Okonkwo, a politician, and businessman, died last month in the United States at the age of 63.
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Senator Okonkwo, who hails from Iruebenebe village, Ojoto in Idemili South Local Government Area, represented Anambra Central Senatorial District from 2007 to 2011 under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He was succeeded by Dr Chris Ngige, former governor of the state and immediate past Minister of Labour and Employment.
Okonkwo, who also had the traditional title ‘Agunaechemba I of Ojoto’, was an entrepreneur who built a conglomerate with business interests in oil and gas, Telecommunications, Commodity Trading, Real Estate Development, Manufacturing and General Commerce. The firms include Reliance Telecoms, Clemco Industries, Modern Communications (satellite TV Network), MacClemm Marketing Communications, Sunflower Nigeria and Pentagon Oil.
The mass of Christian burial for Chief Okonkwo was held at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Community, Los Angeles, United States.
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After the mass, there was a funeral reception where members of the Ojoto Akanasato Union in North America presented a token to the family as a mark of their appreciation of Chief Okonkwo’s role in the union while alive.
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Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with seven years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication.
