Beks Kimse boss, Keniebi Okoko, is dead

Uncertainty over Aro-Ohafia road

A Bayelsa State businessman and former governorship aspirant in the 2019 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary, Mr. Keniebi Okoko, has died.

Okoko reportedly died while undergoing surgery at an undisclosed hospital in Lagos.

As the youngest aspirant, he came third in the contest that had 21 other governorship hopefuls. He was also a pastor in Port Harcourt, and married with children.

Keniebi was the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Beks Kimse Nigeria Limited, the engineering construction firm in charge of the Arochukwu-Ohafia road.

His father, Professor Kimse Okoko, the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Uyo and former President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), was the Chairman of the company.

Its corporate profile states that the Beks Kimse Nigeria Limited is an indigenous company established as a practical demonstration of a long held belief by its founders that Nigerian companies employing the best technology can give its clients services matching international standards.

It continued that: Beks Kimse has worked assiduously to meet this goal, adding that it remains committed to the basic philosophy of efficient service delivery.

“With the carving out of a full seperate engineering department to provide Design, Marine and Maintenance services, Civil constructions, Dredging and shoreline solutions, Beks Kimse has developed into a full-fledged industry leader in the Niger Delta, working for clients in virtually every facet of Nigeria.

“Our clients range from multi-national oil giants, private corporations to government agencies. Our range of services executed includes bunkering, marine logistics, construction engineering, offshore structural installations, project design and management.

In the very best sense of this tradition, we aspire to be ‘BEST SERVICE PROVIDERS’. As such, we also spend considerable time and energy building the foundation for a company that will prosper way into the future. Our code of conduct speaks to the best of who we are and is integral to our continuing efforts to build the character of the workforce of the company. In addition, we take pride in building quality projects and value for our customers, as well as rewarding careers for our employees…”