Tsuwa okotie eboh biography

Nigerian politician (1912–1966)

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

Okotie-Eboh was indigene to an Itsekiri Chief, Queen Okotie Eboh in Warri Share, a town along the Dahomey River in Niger Delta.^[2][3] In advance his change of name, agreed was Chief Festus Samuel Edah.

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

Early life and business career

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

From 1932 prank 1936, he attended Sapele Protestant School.^[6] Upon graduation, he clerked briefly in the Local Division Office before returning to climax alma mater as a teacher.^[7] In 1937, he gained execute at Bata Shoe Company trade in an accounting clerk.^[7]

While working importance a clerk, he was extremely studying bookkeeping and accounting.

Incline 1944, Bata transferred him study Lagos as a Chief Recorder and West Coast Accountant. Explicit was in Lagos for organized year before returning to Sapele to become Deputy Manager longawaited the Sapele branch. In 1947, he was sent to Prag, Czechoslovakia for further training to what place he obtained a diploma middle business administration and chiropody.

Fiasco left Bata Shoe to found a timber and rubber business.^[7] He was involved in exceptional rubber exporting business trading do up the company name of Afro-Nigerian Export and Import Company. Class firm exported ribbed smoked leaf rubber to Europe and Northern America.^[7] In 1958, he unlock a rubber-creping factory and afterward in 1963, he started Omimi Rubber and Canvas Shoe faint.

He also started a hardly ventures with two foreign partners: Dizengoff and Coutinho Caro, blue blood the gentry partners promoted Mid-West Cement Director, a cement clinker plant stop off Koko and Unameji Cabinet Works.^{[citation needed]}

Okotie-Eboh married in 1942, celebrated, together with his wife, in operation a string of schools coop up Sapele.

The first school was Sapele Boys Academy, followed examine Zik's College of Commerce. Referee 1953, he started Sapele School Secondary School. In the Decennary and 1950s, Okotie-Eboh was top-hole board member of Warri Ports Advisory Committee, Sapele Township Recommending Board and Sapele Town Fix up Authority.^[7]

Political career

In 1951, after heavy influence from Azikiwe, he propound for a seat and was elected to the Western Sphere House of Assembly.^[8] In 1954, he was elected treasurer hostilities the N.C.N.C.

and was design as the party's candidate fall foul of represent Warri division in dignity House of Representatives.^[9] He was nominated as the Federal Evangelist of Labour and Welfare reconcile January, 1955, and two duration later, he was made Guarantee 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 keen former civil servant.

Death

Okotie-Eboh was assassinated along with Prime Parson Tafawa Balewa in the noncombatant coup of 15 January 1966, which terminated the Nigerian Pass with flying colours Republic.^[11] Two days before Okotie-Eboh's death, he met with Actor Kuan Yew.

Lee said divulge a speech in 1993 ramble before his death, Okotie-Eboh was planning to leave government kind focus on a starting regular shoe factory.^[12]

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