Chief Nelson A. Utieyione JP is dead
Chief Nelson Amalemi Utieyione, The Oguoyibo of Warri Kingdom alias Orurunagbakiridi died at about 2 am Tuesday, January 12, 2021, after a brief illness at the age of 85.
He was an astute Insurance Broker who owns Nelson Uti Insurance Company and was a very reliable confidant to, His Majesty, Atuwatse 11, the Olu of Warri, CFR, conferred on him the Chieftaincy title of the “Oguoyibo” in 1988.
He was also installed President of the Rotary Club of Warri in 1988 where he was a major donor to the Rotary International commitment to the eradication of the killer polio disease in Nigeria.
In 1991, Chief Nelson A. Utieyione was conferred with the Justice of Peace (JP) award and for his contribution to the Education sector and Scholarship during the administration of His Excellency, Dr. Emmanuel E. Uduaghan.
At a National convention of the Itsekiri apex Socio-Cultural Organization Warri Progressive Society a.k.a OTONLOYE held at the Appollo Presidential Hotel, Sapele, Delta state, Chief Nelson A. Utieyione instituted a 100 million Naira Scholarship Foundation known as “Utieyione Educational Endowment Foundation” for deserving indigent students to be selected by various Itsekiri societies, clubs, and Communities annually for screening and award by a Board of Trustees.
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