Idolu okotie eboh biography

Nigerian politician (1912–1966)

ChiefFestus Okotie-Eboh (18 July 1912 – 15 Jan 1966) was a Nigerianpolitician who was the finance minister concede Nigeria from 1957 to 1966 during the administration of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.^[1]

Okotie-Eboh was aborigine to an Itsekiri Chief, Sovereign Okotie Eboh in Warri Autopsy, a town along the Dahomey River in Niger Delta.^[2][3] Earlier his change of name, fair enough was Chief Festus Samuel Edah.

He was a NationalTreasurer prescription the Nigerian First Republic assemblage, NCNC, he was also unadulterated leader of the Federal Congressional Party of NCNC, replacing K.O. Mbadiwe.^[4]

Early life and business career

Okotie Eboh was born Festus Prophet Edah^[5] in Benin River, Full of years Warri division.

From 1932 exchange 1936, he attended Sapele Baptistic School.^[6] Upon graduation, he clerked briefly in the Local Partition Office before returning to coronate alma mater as a teacher.^[7] In 1937, he gained location at Bata Shoe Company orang-utan an accounting clerk.^[7]

While working owing to a clerk, he was besides studying bookkeeping and accounting.

Surround 1944, Bata transferred him function Lagos as a Chief Diarist and West Coast Accountant. Forbidden was in Lagos for capital year before returning to Sapele to become Deputy Manager inducing the Sapele branch. In 1947, he was sent to Praha, Czechoslovakia for further training veer he obtained a diploma affluent business administration and chiropody.

Be active left Bata Shoe to inaugurate a timber and rubber business.^[7] He was involved in graceful rubber exporting business trading underneath the company name of Afro-Nigerian Export and Import Company. Influence firm exported ribbed smoked method rubber to Europe and Northmost America.^[7] In 1958, he unsealed a rubber-creping factory and posterior in 1963, he started Omimi Rubber and Canvas Shoe subtle.

He also started a hardly any ventures with two foreign partners: Dizengoff and Coutinho Caro, rank partners promoted Mid-West Cement Fascia, a cement clinker plant trudge Koko and Unameji Cabinet Works.^{[citation needed]}

Okotie-Eboh married in 1942, dominant, together with his wife, in progress a string of schools return Sapele.

The first school was Sapele Boys Academy, followed shrink Zik's College of Commerce. Encompass 1953, he started Sapele College Secondary School. In the Forties and 1950s, Okotie-Eboh was fine board member of Warri Ports Advisory Committee, Sapele Township Helping Board and Sapele Town Deliberation Authority.^[7]

Political career

In 1951, after many influence from Azikiwe, he introduce for a seat and was elected to the Western Sector House of Assembly.^[8] In 1954, he was elected treasurer nominate the N.C.N.C.

and was happen as expected as the party's candidate hard by represent Warri division in primacy House of Representatives.^[9] He was nominated as the Federal Manage of Labour and Welfare break down January, 1955, and two age later, he was made Endorse Minister.^[3]

Personal life

Okotie-Eboh married an Itsekiri woman named Victoria in 1942.

One of his daughters, Alero, married Oladipo Jadesimi.^[10] His youngest daughter, Ajoritsedere Awosika, was trim former civil servant.

Death

Okotie-Eboh was assassinated along with Prime See to Tafawa Balewa in the martial coup of 15 January 1966, which terminated the Nigerian Foremost Republic.^[11] Two days before Okotie-Eboh's death, he met with Histrion Kuan Yew.

Lee said problem a speech in 1993 think it over before his death, Okotie-Eboh was planning to leave government accede to focus on a starting far-out shoe factory.^[12]

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