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Dakore Egbuson-Akande Eulogises Sir Gabriel Imomotimi Okara

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Dakore Akande is a Nollywood actress. She is an ambassador for Amnesty International, Amstel Malta and Oxfam of America. She was nominated among the 100 Most Influential People of African Descent for 2018.
Dakore Egbuson-Akande writes ;A Legend has gone to the Great Beyond πŸ™πŸ½πŸ™πŸ½πŸ™ŒπŸ™Œ I woke up this morning to hear of the passing of one of the Greatest literary minds of our time who used his imagination, words and wit to positively project the culture of the Ijaw man and woman...I had the great honor and privilege to interview Sir Gabriel Imomotimi Okara in his Port Harcourt home facilitated by his granddaughter @katjaksn and his daughter Madam Timi Nwafor-Schiller who were so gracious❤❤πŸ€—πŸ€— for a documentary I'm currently working on called #UnsungheroesoftheNigerDelta which is being edited....He was a renowned author and poet with titles such as #TheCalloftheRiverNun #TheFishermansInvocation #TheVoice #JourneytoWoyingi to name a few....He was not just the oldest writer but a foundational producer of the literary arts in our part of the world. I might very well be the last person to interview him as this video was shot this past January 2019. He was 97years old.....Papa has answered the call now, Rest well Sir....#

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