Rivers state governor, Chibuike
Amaechi on Saturday said the state
House of Assembly complex would
be named after the late Tonye
Harry, a former speaker of the
house. Speaking at the late Speaker's
funeral service at Obuama in the
Degema Local Government Area of
the state, Amaechi said the aim was
to immortalise the late Harry. He said the late Harry, who served as
Deputy Speaker for eight years and
Speaker for four years, was a fine
gentleman and good person until his
death. "The late Tonye deserves to be
remembered because he served
Degema local government for four
terms and the state very well also. "The assembly complex will be
named after him to immortalise his
name,'' the governor said. Amaechi also said government
would assist the late Tonye's
community in completing a new
section of the St. Alban's Anglican
Church at Obuama. In his sermon at the service, Rt. Rev.
Ralph Ebirien, Bishop of the Niger
Delta Diocese, Anglican Communion,
urged the people to repent and have
the fear of God. "Repentance brings forgiveness and
peace. It gives inner peace and joy.
Repentance brings success and
takes one to a higher level,'' he said. Ebirien extolled the virtues and
contributions of the late Harry to
his community and the state in
general. Alhaji Sani Ndanusa, the President
of Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF),
said the sports federation was yet
to come to terms with the fact that
Harry had passed on. "The late Tonye Harry was a good
man. As the First Vice-Chairman of
our federation, he contributed so
much to the growth of tennis in this
country. We will surely miss him,'' he
said. Sen. Magnus Abe, a member of the
National Assembly, said the late
Harry showed kindness to all. "He was always at home with all,'' he
said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that the late Harry died on
Oct. 4, 2013
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