Until he ran into troubled waters, Eric Opia was quite visible on and off the social circuit. A former chairman of the defunct Oil Minerals Producing Areas Development Commission, he went underground when he was alleged to have mismanaged public funds. Married to former tube girl and one-time commissioner for information in Rivers State, Ruth Benamisia-Opia, he showed face at the wedding of his niece in Lagos. Aged but agile, Opia was not in the least reserved as he interacted freely with guests.
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