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The Senate on
Tuesday urged the Federal Government to immortalise the late Anthony
Enahoro by naming a national monument after him.

It also resolved
to send a letter of condolence to the family, people and government of
Edo State just as it observed a one minute silence in honour of the
late elder statesman.

The resolution
followed a motion by Odion Ugbesia (PDP, Edo- Central) in which he
observed that the deceased was a committed leader who held tenaciously
to his beliefs and principles.

“Pa Enahoro, then
30 years, fired with youthful zeal, patriotism and idealism, and as a
member of the Federal House of Representatives, took the nation and the
international community by storm with the motion which led to Nigeria’s
independence in 1960,” he said.

In his remarks,
Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, who presided, said late Enahoro
“had done well for this country and his life is worthy of emulation.”

Condolences

Friends and
political associates of late Anthony Enahoro have opened a condolence
website and have started making plans for a befitting memorial of the
life, times and struggles of the departed nationalist.

The late Mr Enahoro
passed on at 6am last Wednesday in his country home in Benin City.
According to Olawale Okunniyi, PRONACO Spokesman, the names of the
websites and telephone line dedicated to condolences as well as other
information on the life, times, struggles and burial of the deceased are: www.anthonyenahoro.org and www.anthonyenahoro.blogspot.com, +23418055545915.

In a statement
released yesterday by Mr Okunniyi, “the first website will be managed
by Enahoro’s associates in Europe, while the second will be anchored by
his caucus from the Nigerian end. The two will run concurrently.
Materials gathered from both shall form ingredients of a major visual
and oral documentary on the life, times and struggles of the
nationalist. “We therefore wish to enjoin members of the general public
and teeming supporters and followers of Mr Enahoro’s activism to
register their remarks on the departed Icon on these two official
domains as we have resolved to give our leader and mentor a befitting,
first class burial and memorial.” He said.

Burial programme

The group however
stated that it will in conjunction with the family formally announce a
programme and reception team on Wednesday.

“The team is
expected to support the immediate family and the central burial
committee, which will be constituted in the course of the week as the
actual burial is tentatively proposed for January 2011.” Also, the
Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria, Sunday Ola Makinde has called on
the government and Nigerians as a whole to preserve and advance the
ideals and values which late Mr Enahoro stood for.

Mr Makinde
described the death of the octogenarian as a big loss to the country
especially at a time we are still in search of credible elections and
dividends of democracy.

In his words, “Pa Enahoro is one of the heroes of our country’s
struggle from colonialism and his demise is no doubt a rude shock and a
big loss especially at a time when our country is in dire need of wise
counsel as we continue in our struggle for peace, stability and good
governance.”