Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, yesterday,
unveiled a statue of the former Chief of General Staff,
Vice-Admiral Mike Okhai Akhigbe, in Fugar, Etsako
Central Local Government Area of the state, to
immortalise him.
Mike Akhigbe
Speaking at the ceremony, Oshiomhole said:
“Everybody has the opportunity when alive to define
how he wants to be remembered, and whether
people remember or not, there are things that make
it impossible for people to forget.
This road on which we are hosting the event was
constructed, along with several other roads, by
Admiral Akhigbe in nine months and one can only
imagine if he had the privilege to live much longer,
how much more he would have done. So, in Akhigbe,
we had a leader who remembered that no matter
how much privileges he had in life, he needed to give
something back to his roots.
“I believe that all of us who are here today would be
inspired by what is being done in his honour and to
try to remember that we come from somewhere. It is
a great honour to be here to unveil this statue in
memory of our late brother and leader.”
He commended the chairman of the local
government for deeming it fit to immortalize the late
admiral, declaring that the state government was
challenged.
He said: “Nothing can be too much for the leadership
the late admiral provided us. I want to thank the
people of Fugar for remembering their son and to see
this crowd this hot afternoon waiting patiently for
hours, shows that even in death, Admiral Akhigbe
commands the respect of his people. May God bring
more development to this community.”
Chairman of the local government area, Mr.
Emmanuel Momoh, said immortalizing the late
admiral was the least the council could do in view of
his immense contributions to the development of the
area government and the country.
In a remark, the son of the late Admiral, Mr. Ikhane
Akhigbe, commended the state and local
governments for the honour done to their father and
expressed the indebtedness of the family to
everyone.
A memorial mass had earlier been held at St.
Theresa’s Catholic Church in memory the late Chief
of General Staff.
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What is life when your imprints can't be traced in the sands of time?

He've made his marks.

In Peace I Pray His Soul Continue To Rest.

This road on which we are hosting the event was constructed, along with several other roads, by Admiral Akhigbe in nine months and one can only imagine if he had the privilege to live much longer, how much more he would have done.

Yet, Jonathanians keep giving us excuse for their Master's failure!