Saro-Wiwa
Honour finally came the way of late author and environmental rights activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, as Rivers State governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, Thursday, renamed the State Polytechnic, Bori after him.
According to Wike, the renaming of the institution located in Bori, Khana Local Government Area of the state Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic was in honour of the late activist’s achievements and legacies.
The governor, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Opunabo Inko-Tariah, in Port Harcourt on Thursday, said Saro-Wiwa fought selflessly for the good of the society and humanity, explaining that the former Ogoni leader and his achievements should not be consigned to the dustbin of history.
“In honour of his monumental achievements and legacies, the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has renamed the Rivers State Polytechnic in Bori as Ken Ule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic.
“The memories of avatars like the late Saro-Wiwa, who fought selflessly for the betterment of society and humanity, should not be consigned to oblivion, more so, when such personalities are revered beyond the shores of the country,” Wike said.
Wike also recalled the achievements of the late activist, especially as the sole administrator of Bonny and the first Commissioner for Education in Rivers State, adding that he played a major role in the Niger Delta struggle that eventually consumed him.
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