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Late Ekpebu, first African Harvard graduate for state burial – Bayelsa govt

Jan 12, 2022

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by

Bayo Millz

in Niger Delta

Bayelsa state government says late Ambassador Lawrence Ekpebu, the first African graduate from the prestigious Harvard University in the United States, will be given a state burial. Ekpebu, who also attended another Ivy League institution in the United States, Princeton University, hailed from Okoloba Community, in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area, of Bayelsa. Governor Douye Diri,…