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Famend oil magnate and chief govt of De Wayles Group of Corporations, Excessive Chief Emomena Victor Wayles Egukawhore, has known as for the pressing rehabilitation of all of the failed parts of the ever-busy East-West freeway, to harness tourism potential and make the Niger Delta area a vacation spot for tourism.
The decision is approaching the heels of the fourth anniversary and commemoration of the transition of the mom of Chief Wayles Egukawhore tagged, “Enduring Love for Motherhood” which was held in Patani native govt space of Delta State.
Egukawhore, whereas addressing journalists and teeming friends on the annual occasion expressed the necessity to exhibit a part of his philanthropy to the group whereas stating that the annual occasion was to primarily immortalise and honour his beloved mom, who handed on 4 years in the past and left an enduring legacy behind for the household and the society at giant.
He aptly described the occasion as a discussion board to formally showcase his “enduring love for motherhood.”
The celebration drew the creme de la creme of the society to the agrarian group of Patani in Delta State to have fun the fourth anniversary of ‘enduring love for motherhood’.
The occasion was in commemoration of the anniversary of the wonderful transition of a revered group chief in Patani, Deaconess (Mrs) Magdalene Zipuamere Egukawho (nee Okoro), mom of Excessive Chief Wayles Egukawhore.
This was simply because the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Tourism, Dr. Iti Onigbani, reiterated the necessity for Federal and numerous State Governments within the Niger Delta area to discover the hidden tourism potentialities of the area along with their monumental oil and fuel endowments, to additional increase their native economic system and international alternate earnings.
The Bayelsa Tourism Commissioner additionally emphasised the pressing want for cultural reawakening within the area by instructing and studying of the indigenous languages in colleges “to keep away from the indigenous languages of the Niger Delta from going into extinction.”
Talking with journalists, Onigbani enjoined Niger Delta youths to embrace cultural revival within the total curiosity of the ethnic nationality.
Onigbani acknowledged that the Niger Delta area of Nigeria is endowed with a whole lot of festivals and cultural occasions which are vacationer sights, and qualify as tourism locations, noting that if extensively explored, they might add to the socioeconomic growth of the area.
He stated, “Other than the prospects of oil and fuel within the Niger Delta area, it’s excessive time the Federal Authorities and the varied States discover the tourism and cultural potentialities of the area.
“One of many quite a few untapped tourism potentialities of the Niger Delta area is the Seigbein competition of Kabowei Kingdom, a subset of the Niger Delta.
“Seigbein competition alongside different festivals and cultural merchandise within the Niger Delta area are cash spinners as a result of each native and international buyers can be drawn to the area to speculate their cash, if adequately explored,” he acknowledged.
Consequently, the Commissioner known as for the allocation of extra money to the tradition and tourism sector within the annual budgets of the respective States within the area.
Whereas canvassing for elevated investments within the tourism sector within the Niger Delta area, the Commissioner, nonetheless, emphasised the necessity for improved safety throughout the realm, saying “that is extremely crucial to additional increase the arrogance of potential vacationers.”
Just about everybody in Patani, the Delta boundary group with Bayelsa State on the East-West street was partaker within the celebration simply as household, buddies and associates from all walks of life trooped into the city to felicitate with the Egukawho dynasty on the event, which is nearly changing into an annual platform of philanthropy.
In attendance on the occasion which featured Christian memorial service, tributes and cultural shows, amongst others, had been conventional rulers, authorities officers, captains of business in addition to members of the general public, drawn of their numbers significantly from Bayelsa, Delta and Enugu States.
Among the many dignitaries was the paramount ruler of the city, HRH Emmanuel Arikawei, MD/CEO Etopo Vitality Ltd, the Ebenanaowei of Obotebe Kingdom in Burutu LGA of Delta State, in addition to Excessive Chief Tunde Clean main representatives of the captains of business.
Different captains current included Evang. Chief Johnbull Ejovi, Ejovi Transport and Dredging Restricted, Taiwo Oyegunle, MD Weats Nigeria Restricted, Chief Voke Oshasha – MD VOKESTAR OIL AND GAS NIG LTD , Cmr. Shuwa Oyemami – MD CHIDCO PETROLEUM LTD, Engr. MacDonald Amadin, MD/CEO Don Mac Restricted, Chief Kenneth Oboku, MD. Clintwell Nigeria Restricted.
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Additionally in attendance had been Senator Emmanuel Aguariavwodo, Senior Political Adviser & Rep of Governor of Delta State, Chief Sheriff F. O. Oborevwori, whereas Hon Anthony Alakpala and his colleagues within the Delta State Home of Meeting represented the Speaker, Hon Emomotimi Guwo; Alabo Gideon Ekeumei, the Secretary to the State Governme (SSG) representing Bayelsa State Governor; Dr. Iti Orugbani, the Commissioner for Tourism; Chief Ekisah Esinkumoh, the Commissioner for Particular Duties; Hon. Jones Ebiere, the Commissioner for Mineral Assets; Dr. Martin Chukwuwenke, Enugu State Commissioner for Housing in addition to his Lands and City Improvement counterpart, Prince Lawrence Eze, amongst others.
Moreover, the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Western Izon, Rt. Reverend Victor Ebipade Okporu, extolled the qualities of departed Deaconess Egukawho, mom of the celebrant, whom he described as “an exceptionally virtuous girl who had left good legacy and impacted positively on the lives of all those that got here involved together with her throughout her lifetime”.
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