Rivers State Governor , Nyesom Ezenwo
Wike has renamed the Port Harcourt
Polytechnic as Elechi Amadi Polytechnic in
honour of the late International Author. In a funeral oration at the burial of Captain
Elechi Amadi on Saturday at Aluu, Governor
Wike said that Captain Elechi Amadi’s
outstanding achievements in service of
humanity makes it necessary for the literary
Icon to be immortalised . He said : “We have decided to rename the Port
Harcourt Polytechnic as Elechi Amadi
Polytechnic . “So that it will remain in our memory that a man
who contributed to the development of our
nation, once lived.” The governor added: “Captain Elechi Amadi
was not an ordinary person. The fact that you
are Elechi Amadi’s child means that you will be
respected for what he stood for.
As children of Elechi Amadi , you have to keep
up with his good works.” The governor urged that legends and
achievers be celebrated Mwhile they are still
alive to encourage the younger generation to
embrace worthy ideals. He said: “Praising achievers when they are still
alive will encourage others to contribute to the
development of the society . ” He informed that the State Government will
complete the Faculty of Humanities in honour
of Captain Elechi Amadi at the University of
Port Harcourt started and abandoned by the
immediate past administration . The governor said Captain Elechi Amadi never
focused on material wealth , but focused all his
attention on human development . He called on members of the family to always
live in peace, so that they can make the late
author proud wherever he would be. The burial attracted leading authors and
academics in Nigeria . The leadership of the
Association of Nigerian Authors was
represented by its President , Denja Abdullahi
, Former Presidents , Dr Wale Okediran and
Odia Ofeimun . Renowned Poet, John Pepper Clark also attended the burial . Simeon Nwakaudu ,
Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor

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