Richard Okonye information

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.