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T H I S D AY, T H E S AT U R D AY N E W S PA P E R • MAY 21, 2016
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he presentation of the book From Machine Boy to Managing Director, the biography of Mr. Felix Ogbeyewebor Osifo, former Executive Director of UAC Plc and Chairman of Osiquip Nigeria Limited took place recently at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos. Authored by Prof. Hope Eghagha, literary scholar and former commissioner in Delta State, the book was reviewed at the occasion by Mr. Sam Omatseye, Chairman of the Nation newspaper editorial board. It was also a day of encomiums and accolades for Osifo as his children pulled all stops to celebrate the life of the man they referred to as “an extra-ordinary father and grandfather.” Chief Philip Asiodu, the Izoma of Asaba and one-time economic adviser to former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo chaired by the occasion which attracted dignitaries from far and near including Chief Arthur Mbanefo, the Odu of Onitsha, Chief Michael Omolayole, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, former Foreign Affairs Minister of Nigeria, Dr John Abebe, HRM, Dr Ezeawu Ezenwali, the Obi of Umunede and Hon. Anthony Elekeokwuri, who represented the Governor of Delta State, Dr. Photographs by Kolawole Alli. Ifeanyi Okowa.
L-R: Dr. Ezeawu Ezenwali; Celebrant and former Executive Director, UACN, Pa Felix Matthew Ogboyewebor Osifo; and his wife, Beatrice
L-R: Chief Arthur Mbanefo; former Permanent Secretary and Chairman of the occasion, Chie f Phillip Asiodu
Mr. Michael Omolayole (left) and Mr. Felix Ohiwerei
Mr. Chike Nwanze (left) and Chief John Edozien
Chief Gabriel O. Egbule (left) and Chief Augustine Aghauher
Ambassador Oladapo Fafowora (left) and Prof. Frank Okoisor
Mr. Emmanuel Efeni (left) and Prof. Hope Eghagha
Ms. Benita Osifo (left) and Ms. Elizabeth Osifo
L-R: Cordelia Ukwuoma; Nkechi Ali-Balogun; and Elizabeth Iwuchukwu