October 16, 2024

Former Adviser to Governor Igbinedion, Okharedia-Ihimekpen is Dead.

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Former Adviser to Governor Igbinedion, Okharedia-Ihimekpen is Dead.
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By Simeon OSAJIE

A veteran journalist and former Adviser to former Governor of Edo State, Chief Lucky Igbinedion, Mr. Sylvester Okharedia-Ihimekpen is dead. He died last Thursday after a protracted illness.

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Sylvester Okharedia-Ihimekpen was Special Adviser to former Edo State Governor, Chief Lucky Igbinedion on Media and Communication.

A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), prolific writer, social critic and crusader, Okharedia-Ihimekpen floated several local tabloids which he used to propagate his call for good governance and the enthronement of an egalitarian society.

In a statement by the Ihimekpen family of Ekpoma signed by the eldest son Akhere Ihimekpen said the burial of Sylvester Okharedia-Ihimekpen has been fixed for Friday, 19th of August, 2022 at Emuhi, Ekpoma in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State.

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