Harrison Tare Okiri, popularly known as Harrysong, a Nigerian singer, has been appointed as Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s Executive Assistant on Entertainment.
Harrysong, who announced the appointment on Instagram on Wednesday, expressed gratitude to the governor and promised to use the position well.
According to the letter, he took over the role formally on December 22, 2023, and highlighted planned events such as the ‘Kingmaker’ on March 30th and the Sherrified and Ukodo International Festival 2024.
Harrysong expressed his gratitude to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for entrusting him with the office.
He told the governor and the people of the state that he would use his position wisely.
He wrote, “Newly appointed E.A. (Executive Assistant) Entertainment to the Executive Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff F.O. Oborevwori. Thank you, my governor. Now, address me as Hon. Superstar Harrysong. Thank you so much, my governor, for entrusting me with this office to work in. Deltans, get ready for ‘Kingmaker’ on March 30th. Sherrified and Ukodo International Festival 2024.”
The ‘Raggae Blues’ crooner is not the first musician to be appointed to a governmental position.
Some Nigerian celebrities who have abandoned the glamour of showbiz to serve in various roles in government include Iyanya, Richard More Damijo, Onyeka Onwenu, Mercy Johnson, and Dayo Adeneye.
Harrysong is a musician and composer who rose to prominence after his Nelson Mandela tribute song won the “Most Downloaded Callertune Award” at The Headies in 2013.
![Rev. Fr. Anthony Odiong, a US-based Nigerian Louisiana Catholic priest, was arrested in Florida on Tuesday for possessing child pornography, according to law authorities. The suspect is reportedly accused of many other cases of sexual assault. The Waco, Texas, Police Department announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday that officers detained Father Anthony Odiong in Ave Maria, Florida, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service. Waco police announced in March that they had received "credible information" about a sexual assault allegedly committed by Odiong in Texas in 2012. “During the subsequent investigation, a case of possession of child pornography was uncovered,” the police said. The priest was apprehended in Florida by the Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Waco Police Department said that he will be extradited to Texas. Odiong had previously served in the Archdiocese of New Orleans before being removed as priest in December of last year due to controversy over homilies in which he claimed, among other things, that the Catholic Church was being taken over by "the gays." At the time, the priest was also accused of abusive behaviour; a Louisiana lady claimed in U.S. bankruptcy court that Odiong had committed both financial and sexual abuse against her. Prior to joining the New Orleans Archdiocese, Odiong served in at least two Texas parishes. On Tuesday, Waco police stated that during their sexual assault investigation, "the presence of other survivors was revealed." “Multiple women have come forward to tell similar experiences as the sexual assault survivor who reported the initial allegation,” the police department said. “Survivors’ experiences ranged from sexual assault and indecent assault, more commonly recognised as groping, and financial abuse, with some survivors experiencing every element of Anthony Odiong’s manipulation.” The police said they “believe there may be more survivors, and we wish to speak with anyone who [has] had similar encounters” with the priest. The Archdiocese of New Orleans issued a brief news release on Tuesday noting Odiong's arrest in Florida. The archdiocese “encourages anyone with any information to contact law enforcement,” the release said.](https://chronicle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ezgif-6-4730550ede-450x300.jpg "Odiong: US-based Nigerian Catholic priest convicted over sexual assault")
