Rivers ALGON Donates N12m For Late EFCC’s Children’s Education …As Rivers Politicians Pay Last Respects, Today

The Chairman of All Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in Rivers State and the Mayor of Port Harcourt City, Hon Ihunwo Victor Nyeche, has announced the sum of N12million as the association’s support for the education of the daughters of Engr. Ekelegbe Fyneface Cohen Chikobi (EFCC); Godiva and Nina Chikobi.
The Mayor, who spoke at the Service of Songs in honour of the late Ahoada West Legislative Assembly Leader and the unveiling of Educational Trust Fund for his daughters which held at the Obi Wali International Conference Centre in Port Harcourt, paid glowing tribute to the late EFCC, describing him as one of the founding fathers of the New Rivers Vision Social Media group.
He prayed for the repose of his soul, and asked God to heal all grieving hearts.
The remains of the late EFCC, who was gruesomely murdered on January 31, 2019, along the Ahoada/Emohua stretch of the East-West Road, would be laid to rest, today.
Similarly, the Executive Chairman of Ahoada West Local Government Council, Hon. Hope Ikiriko has led the good people of Ahoada West, family, friends and well wishers to pay their last respects to late councillor, where he graciously unveiled the Ekele Educational Trust Fund to cater for the education of the children he left behind.
According to him, “We are here today to honour an extraordinary gentle man, brother and leader per excellence.
“In this memorable, yet, painful occasion, we pay tribute to a loving, determined, passionate and progressive politician who epitomized the best of humanity and proved so often the power of politics to make our world a better place.
“Councillor Ekeledirichukwu Fyneface Cohen Chikobi (EFCC), as he was fondly called was a voice of compassion whose irrepressible spirit and boundless energy lit up the lives of all who knew him and saved the lives of many he never ever met.
“Any death in such awful circumstance is an outrage and a tragedy, yet this death, in this manner, of this person, democratically elected leader of our Legislative Council, Ekeledirichukwu Fyneface Cohen Chikobi is particularly shocking and repugnant.
“An attack of this nature strikes not only at an individual but at our collective freedom. That is why we have assembled here to honour EFCC and to redouble our dedication to democracy”, Ikiriko added.
Until his death, Councillor Ekele Fyneface Cohen Chikobi was the leader of the 6th Legislative Assembly of Ahoada West Council, whose life was cut short at the peak of his career by men of the underworld around the Rumuji axis of the East-West Road.
The highlight of the event was the unveiling by Hon. Hope Ikiriko of the Education Trust Fund for the children of the late EFCC which will help to secure their future.
Speaking further while unveiling the trust fund, Ikiriko appealed for support to enable the children of the late Legislative leader continue their education.
Other respected dignitaries who supported the Ekele’s Education Trust Fund were the state Party Chairman, Bro Felix Obuah, member representing Obio/Akpor in the House of Representatives, Hon. Kingsley Chindah; member representing Port Harcourt I in the House of Representatives, Hon. Ken Chikere; all LG chairmen in the state; Senator representing Rivers West Senatorial District, Mrs Betty Okagua-Apiafi, who was represented by Barrister Esel Omeghara; Rivers State House of Assembly member representing Bonny Constituency, Hon. Blessing Abinye-Pepple; House of Assembly member representing Ahoada West Constituency, Hon. Prince Nwanaka Okpokiri; and other Rivers State House of Assembly members who donated bountifully to the trust fund.
Others include councillors, the Rivers State Social Media Community, members of the alumni association of Northingham University in the United Kingdom, who massively graced the event and other high-profile dignitaries who supported the trust fund as well as made commitments to support the family of the deceased while praying God to give the family the fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss.