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About Richard Okonye
- Chief Richard Uzochukwa Okonye (March 23, 1943 – 1999), the Esomeze I of Uteh Okpu, Delta State, Nigeria, was the Chief Security Officer to the late statesman and presidential aspirant of the Unity Party of Nigeria, Chief Obafemi Awolowo (1979–1983).
- After his exit from the political scene, he founded a security company called Foundation Security Services.
- He was a member of many political and indigenous organizations and contributed immensely to the politics of the South West during the 1999 elections.
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