Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh (1919-1966) was a prominent and flamboyant Nigerian
politician and former minister of finance during the administration of Sir
Abubakar Tafawa Belewa.
Okotie-Eboh, an affluent chief from the Itsekiri and Urhobo
tribes of the Niger Delta who took pride in showing the rich traditions of his
roots, spared nothing to show his colleagues the rare breed that he was in what
the incomparable elder statesman, Alhaji Maitama Sule described as “his unusual
flamboyant way-the cap and feather, his long cloth that flowed behind him and
attached to a boy some distance away; he was loved by all irrespective of party
affiliations. He was hailed by all”.
He remains one of the most flamboyant and exquisitely
dressed Nigerian politicians ever. He typically dresses in flowing garments, with
a stretch of cloth several yards long attached to a boy.
Despite being mentioned in several corruption allegations,
Okotie-Eboh is still regarded as one of the founding fathers of Nigeria. He played
a role in the formation of the Nation and leading up to and following Nigeria’s
Independence.
Okotie-Eboh was killed on January 15, 1966 alongside the Prime Minister Tafawa Belewa,
Premier of the North, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Premier of the West, Chief Ladoke
Akintola and some other senior military officers.
Source: Ourpage9ja
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