Preserve Memory
Collect photographs, stories, records, and recollections from residents, families, workers, and the Sapele diaspora.
About Memories of Sapele
Memories of Sapele is a nonprofit initiative dedicated to preserving the history, identity, and industrial legacy of Sapele while inspiring a renewed future for the town.
Who We Are
We are a heritage-driven civic initiative focused on documenting the people, places, industries, institutions, and memories that shaped Sapele during its years of prominence.
Our work brings together visual archives, oral history, community storytelling, and advocacy to remind people of what Sapele once was and what it can become again.
Our Mission
Our mission is to recall, preserve, and showcase Sapele’s history, especially its industrial and commercial heritage, while encouraging conversations and actions that support the town’s renewal.
Showcase Heritage
Highlight the factories, river port, power infrastructure, commercial institutions, schools, and communities that shaped the town.
Inspire Renewal
Use history as a foundation for civic pride, public engagement, partnership, and practical urban improvement.
Why Sapele Matters
Sapele was more than a town of factories. It was a place of enterprise, skilled labour, river trade, education, social life, and community pride. Its history reflects the wider story of industrial development, decline, memory, and possibility in Nigeria.
By preserving this story, Memories of Sapele seeks to strengthen identity, educate younger generations, and support a serious case for revitalisation.
Board of Trustees
Memories of Sapele is supported by a Board of Trustees made up of respected leaders, professionals, and community figures committed to preserving Sapele’s heritage and supporting the vision for renewal.
Chief Joseph M. Okorodudu
Chairman
Chief Ighoyota Amori
Trustee
Chief Richmond MacGrey
Trustee
Mrs. Nkoyo Egbedi
Trustee
Ms. Pamela Esiri
Trustee
Chief (Mrs.) Rosalyn Egborge
Trustee
Rt. Hon. Dr. Justin Okonoboh
Trustee
Dr. Duakpenmi Andrew Ayu
Trustee
Olorogun Adjarho M. Oyibo
Trustee
Mr. Frank Amatokwu
Trustee
Chief Matthew Edevbie
Trustee
Dr. (Mrs.) Uyi Usoro
Trustee
Prof. Hope Eghagha
President
Raymos Guanah Esq.
Secretary
Be Part of the Story
If you have photographs, documents, memories, or ideas connected to Sapele’s past and future, we invite you to contribute.
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