Hope Harriman Dies at 79

By Ogugua Obidike


A foremost chartered surveyor and Second Republic politician, Chief Hope Harriman, is dead.

Harriman, 79, died Thursday  in the United States where he had gone for medical treatment, after a brief illness.

Although details of his death were sketchy last night, his associates and friends, including former Minister of State for Education, Chief Kenneth Gbagi, and Pro National Conference Organisation (PRONACO), paid him glowing tributes.
Until his death, he was the principal partner and chairman of Harriman and Company.

Gbagi, who expressed sadness at the demise of Harriman, said his death was a “rude shock” to him.
He said the deceased was with him in his house before jetting out to the US two weeks ago.

He described the late Harriman as “an outstanding and detribalised Nigerian, a bridge-builder and a genuine crusader against all forms of corruption and injustice”.

May his soul rest in peace!