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Late Chief Ben Nkpe Otu

Family's, Relatives and Friends over the world gathered in a funeral service in honour of a renowned Philanthropist, Chief Ben Nkpe Otu,  who slept in the Lord on 22nd of November 2020. 


Chief Ben Nkpe Otu, (Ochue 1 of Erue), who hails from Kakwagom Irruan Village, Boki Local Government Area in Cross River State of Nigeria  was born into the humble and polygamous family of Mr. & Mrs. John Ncha Otu. 


He had his primary education at the prestigious St. Peters Primary School, Kakwagom where he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate in 1969, and the. proceeded to Mary Knoll Secondary school, Okuku Yala Local Government Area where he obtained his WAEC in 1977. 


in the bid to further develop himself, Chief Ben enrolled into the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa State, where he obtained his Ordinary National Diploma,  and also his Higher National Diploma, and later proceeded to the University of Calabar where he obtained  Masters in Business Administration. 


Before his retirement from Civil Service, Chief Ben was a Director Finance and Accounts, Director Legislative Aids Account, at the Nigeria National Assembly where he served in various capacities. 


The humanitarian character and personality traits of Chief Ben have made him influence many people from the workplace to his Community and many persons who had contact with him; it is also on record that many persons who never had contact with him were benefitting from his milk of kindness and Philanthropic spirit which manifested itself in his Foundation which was a medium for proffering sustainable solutions to problems and needs of the less privileged in his society, through educational development, sports and extra-curricular activities as well as youth and women empowerment among others. 



The Legend, Chief Ben Otu will be greatly missed. 


ADIEU!! 


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