A high-profile gathering of national leaders, policymakers, and dignitaries will converge in Delta State on June 26, 2025, for the official launch of a biography chronicling the life and legacy of Chief (Dr) Wellington O. Okirika (CON), widely regarded as the architect of the 13% Derivation Fund.
Titled “Mr. 13% Derivation Fund: The Life and Legacy of Chief (Dr) Wellington Okirika CON”, the book documents Chief Okirika’s pivotal role in championing resource control and ensuring that oil-producing states receive a fair share of revenues derived from their natural resources.
The launch will take place beginning at 10am at the KFT Event Center, NNPC Housing Complex Road, Ugboroke, in Uvwie Local Government Area, Delta State.
The biography will be reviewed by Ambassador (Dr) Godknows B. Igali and Dr Alfred Mulade, former Registrar of the Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko.
Distinguished Guests
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu – Grand Special Guest of Honour
- Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan – Special Guest of Honour
- Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio – Special Guest
- Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt Hon Abbas Tajudeen – Special Guest
- Governors of the Niger Delta States, including Lagos and Kogi State – Guests of Honour
Event Chairman
- Chief A.K. Horsefal
Chief Launchers
- Engr. Matthew Tonlagha
- Barr. Kingsley Otuaro, former Deputy Governor of Delta State
Co-Launchers
- Tantita Security Services
- Rt Hon Emomotimi Dennis Guwor, Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly
- Dr Dennis Otuaro, Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme
- Chief Festus Ochonogor, Managing Director, Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC)
This momentous event promises to spotlight the legacy of a man whose advocacy helped shape the fiscal landscape of Nigeria’s oil-rich region.
