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*OKOLUGBO'S LIES: Why Oborevwori Is Afraid of Great Ogboru in 2027*

By Philip Onome

Chieftain of the APC and former DESOPADEC Commissioner, Mr. Ken Okolugbo, went on national television recently to make a statement that is not only insulting to Deltans, but a clear display of sycophancy and political blindness. He said Governor Sheriff Oborevwori "has no contender" and that Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), "has no pathway."

With due respect, what pathway does Ken Okolugbo himself have? A man who contested House of Representatives under Alliance for Democracy in 2003 on the magnanimity of the same Great Ogboru he now dismisses, and lost? If anyone lacks political pathway, it is Okolugbo, not Ogboru.

Let us interrogate his claim that Oborevwori's "performance has silenced his critics." Which performance?

Where is the performance that has silenced critics in a state where Warri, the economic nerve centre, remains a heap of refuse, flood and failed roads? Where is the performance that has silenced pensioners who are dying without their gratuities? Where is the performance in a state where youths are jobless, where insecurity is rising, where the much-hyped MORE Agenda is more on billboards than on ground?

If Oborevwori has performed so well, why is his government allegedly sponsoring thugs to attack peaceful NDC and ADC gatherings? A performing governor does not need AK-47-wielding thugs like the infamous "Black Moses" to chase opposition from Angle Park and Ugborokoko. Performance speaks. Violence is the language of failure.

Ken Okolugbo says "Delta is a very big state. You don't just come out to become governor." He is right. That is exactly why Great Ogboru qualifies more than anyone else. Who knows the political terrain of Delta more than Great Ovedje Ogboru?

For over 20 years, Chief Ogboru has been the most consistent, most resilient and most beloved opposition figure in Delta State. He is not a political tourist who jumps from party to party for appointment. He has contested, he has been rigged out, he has been persecuted, but he has never abandoned Deltans. His structure is not rented; it is organic. From Aniocha North to Warri South West, from Patani to Sapele, his name is a household symbol of struggle against oppression. That is what you call a pathway - the pathway of the people.

Okolugbo argues that winning requires "recognisable political trajectory, established structures and broad acceptability." Great Ogboru has all three in abundance. What does Oborevwori have outside Asaba Government House and rented praise singers like Okolugbo? Oborevwori was not even expected to win his own PDP primary in 2023; he was imposed by the Okowa cabal. His so-called acceptability is government-house acceptability, not street acceptability.

The ADC that Okolugbo calls a "lesser-known platform" is today the fastest-growing coalition of angry APC and PDP members, Obidients, youths and Deltans who are tired. The same ADC is sweeping the country because Nigerians are tired of APC and PDP. To dismiss ADC is to dismiss the anger of Nigerians.

Chief Great Ogboru is not coming out "just to become governor." He is coming to rescue a state that has been held hostage by the same PDP cabal that has ruled for 26 years, now wearing APC and MORE uniform. He is a man with a clear ideology - egalitarianism, wealth creation and genuine development of Delta, not the Warri-Effurun flyover politics that does not translate to jobs.

Okolugbo should be reminded that in 2015, many said Buhari had no pathway. In 2023, many said Obi had no pathway. Deltans will decide who has pathway, not a Channels TV guest analyst.

The truth is simple: Governor Oborevwori is scared of Great Ogboru. That is why his camp, according to reports, resorts to attacking opposition marches. That is why they send people like Okolugbo to go on TV to do psychological warfare - to say "there is no contender" so that Deltans will feel helpless.

But Deltans are not helpless. They have a contender. They have a champion. They have Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru - the People's General.

In 2027, Delta will not vote for noisemakers on television. Delta will vote for a man with a proven track record of standing with the people. And that man is Great Ogboru.

PRESS STATEMENT

ADC DELTA REJECTS CALL BY PURPORTED URHOBO ROYAL FATHERS FOR OPPOSITION CANDIDATES TO WITHDRAW FROM 2027 GOVERNORSHIP RACE

The attention of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Delta State Chapter, has been drawn to the press statement issued by Ukoko R’Ivie R’Urhobo on the 2027 Delta State Governorship Election, reportedly held on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at the Ovie of Uvwie Palace and signed by HRM Dr. Emmanuel E. Sideso, Abe I, JP, Ovie of Uvwie Kingdom, as Chairman, and HRM Amb. Dr. Richard Oghenevwogaga Ebelle Okoroefe I, Ovie of Agbarho-Otor Kingdom, as Secretary.

The ADC Delta State Chapter welcomes, in principle, the concerns expressed over rising political tensions, hostility and violence in parts of Urhobo land. Those concerns deserve the attention of every responsible Deltan.

However, we categorically reject the political prescription reportedly contained in the statement—that governorship candidates of Urhobo extraction should withdraw from the 2027 contest in favour of the incumbent Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori. As a Political Party, we state categorically that no traditional Institution has the Constitutional Power to decide who may contest an Election.
That position held by the concerned Royal Fathers is not merely curious; it is profoundly troubling.
The statement declares that the Royal Fathers remain “strictly apolitical.” Yet, in the same breath, it ventures deeply into the political arena by purporting to determine which Urhobo sons and daughters should remain candidates in a democratic election and which should withdraw.

With due respect to our revered traditional institutions, one cannot claim political neutrality while simultaneously attempting to dictate the outcome or structure of a partisan political contest.

If traditional rulers are apolitical, then their responsibility should be to promote peace, tolerance, justice and peaceful coexistence among all contestants—not to endorse, directly or indirectly, one political candidate over others.

The most disturbing aspect of the statement is the apparent attempt to elevate a collective pronouncement of traditional rulers above the Nigerian Constitution and the democratic rights of citizens.

No royal declaration, palace resolution, ethnic forum or gathering of traditional rulers can constitutionally extinguish the right of a qualified Nigerian to contest an election.

Candidates who have satisfied the constitutional and electoral requirements and have been cleared to participate in the 2027 governorship election have every right to remain in the race.

Urhobo sons and daughters are citizens of a democratic Nigeria. They are not subjects whose political rights can be suspended by fiat.
There is also an important question which the Royal Fathers must answer.

In the 2023 Delta State Governorship election, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori was not the only Urhobo candidate. He faced other prominent Urhobo contenders.

Yet, no comparable directive was issued asking those candidates to abandon their constitutional rights and withdraw for him. Why now? What has suddenly changed?

Why should a democratic contest in 2027 be converted into a contest in which some candidates are apparently expected to surrender their legitimate aspirations before the election is even held?
Democracy does not operate by anointing a preferred candidate and demanding that everyone else step aside.

Perhaps the most objectionable language attributed to the statement is the assertion that:
“This decision binds every Urhobo sons and daughters, whether invited or not invited.”

With the greatest respect, no democratic citizen should be told that a decision taken without his or her participation is nevertheless binding on him or her.
That language is incompatible with the spirit of democratic participation.

Urhobo people, like every other ethnic nationality in Nigeria, are not a political monolith. They are entitled to hold different political opinions, support different parties, contest different offices and vote according to their individual convictions.

To suggest otherwise is to reduce the political destiny of millions of citizens to the pronouncement of a few individuals. That is not democracy

The Urhobo are renowned for their republican traditions and strong sense of individual and community participation.

It would therefore be particularly unfortunate if, in the 21st century, the political choices of Urhobo citizens were to be presented as subject to a blanket political directive.

Traditional rulers command enormous respect in our communities. Precisely because of that respect, their words carry enormous weight and should be used to calm political tensions, not to deepen them.

The proper role of our revered traditional institutions in an election season should be to provide a level playing field for dialogue, encourage peaceful campaigns, condemn violence irrespective of the perpetrator, and remind all contestants that political power ultimately belongs to the people

The emergence of additional governorship candidates from Urhobo and other parts of Delta State should not be interpreted as an affront to anyone.It is an evidence that citizens are demanding alternatives

Across Delta State, there is an unmistakable clamour for a fresh political conversation about the future of the state—about jobs, security, education, healthcare, agriculture, electricity, infrastructure, accountability, poverty and the quality of governance.
Candidates are entering the race because they believe they have something different to offer.

The answer to that challenge is not to ask them to withdraw. The answer is to go to the people and convince them.

The African Democratic Congress remains irrevocably committed to constitutional democracy, the rule of law, political pluralism and the fundamental right of citizens to participate in the political process.

ADC will therefore not subscribe to any arrangement—whether dressed in political, ethnic, cultural or traditional language—that seeks to restrict the constitutional rights of qualified citizens to contest an election.

We therefore respectfully but firmly call on the authors of the statement to reconsider and withdraw any language suggesting that Urhobo governorship candidates are under an obligation to withdraw from the 2027 election.

Such language can only inflame an already sensitive political environment and create unnecessary tension in a state needs is tolerance, dialogue and peaceful competition.

The 2027 Delta State Governorship Election belongs to all Deltans.The power of choice which is the prerogative of every Deltan should not be taken away from them by fiat

Fred Akpewe
State Publicity Secretary
African Democratic Congress (ADC)
Delta State

GREAT OGBORU’S “EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE”: A VISIONARY APPROACH TO TRANSFORMING DELTA STATE

Delta State does not lack resources. It does not lack human capital. It does not lack fertile land, waterways, oil and gas, a strategic coastline or enormous economic potential.

What Delta has lacked for too long is a development philosophy that ensures that every part of the state has a fair opportunity to benefit from government.

This is the central idea behind Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru’s proposed Equal Opportunities Local Government Development Initiative (EOLGDI)—a bold approach to decentralising development and making every Local Government Area an active participant in the economic transformation of Delta State.

Delta has 25 Local Government Areas, spread across three senatorial districts and encompassing remarkably different geographical, economic and social realities

For decades, development in Nigeria has often been excessively concentrated around state capitals and major urban centres.
The result is predictable: while some communities enjoy relatively better roads, electricity, water, schools, healthcare and commercial activity, other communities remain trapped in a cycle of neglect.

Recent research on Delta State has similarly identified funding, autonomy and leadership as important factors affecting local-government economic development.

Ogboru’s approach is different.
The Equal Opportunities Local Government Development Initiative starts from the proposition that government must deliberately take development to the people rather than waiting for development to trickle down from Asaba, Warri, Sapele, Ughelli or other major urban centres.

It is a philosophy of balanced development, fiscal fairness and measurable grassroots impact.

Under the EOLGDI, every Local Government Area should have access to a predictable development envelope tied to clearly defined projects and measurable outcomes.
The objective is not simply to distribute money.
It is to distribute opportunity.

Each LGA should be able to identify its comparative economic advantage and develop around it.
For example:

* Riverine LGAs can be developed around fisheries, aquaculture, marine transportation, tourism and the blue economy.
* Agricultural LGAs can receive support for mechanised farming, agro-processing, storage and agricultural value chains.
* Oil and gas-producing areas can be developed into industrial and service clusters around their natural resources.
* Urban and semi-urban LGAs can become centres for commerce, technology, manufacturing and services.
* Border and strategic communities can be developed around trade and logistics.
The philosophy is therefore not “one project for every LGA.”
“It is an opportunity for every LGA to become economically productive.”

Equal opportunity does not mean giving every Local Government Area exactly the same project.
It means giving every LGA a fair opportunity to develop according to its needs, resources and comparative advantage.
A fishing community does not require the same economic intervention as an oil-producing community.
A predominantly agricultural LGA does not require exactly the same intervention as an urban commercial centre.

The Ogboru model should therefore be based on three principles:

Need. Opportunity. Measurable Impact.

This would represent a significant departure from development determined by political connections, geographical proximity to government or partisan loyalty.

The greatest promise of the EOLGDI is that it can change the way Deltans think about local government.

A Local Government should not merely be an administrative headquarters where government officials work.
It should become an economic development centre

The EOLGDI has been established as the boldest development initiative so far in the history of Delta State and it is a vision that a Great Ogboru led-administration is ready to pursue with vigour, speed and accuracy

Fred Akpewe
State Publicity Secretary
Delta State ADC

ATIKU’S PRESIDENTIAL BID: NIGERIA’S PRESIDENCY SHOULD NOT BE CONFINED TO ZONING ARGUMENTS

The 2027 presidential election presents Nigeria with an opportunity to rise above one of the most persistent limitations in our political discourse: the tendency to reduce the choice of President to the question of “whose turn is it?”

While zoning and rotation have undeniable political value in a country as diverse as Nigeria, they should not become an absolute barrier to competence, experience, national acceptance and the capacity to provide effective leadership.

This is the central argument surrounding the presidential ambition of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

Atiku has challenged the argument that the 2027 presidency must automatically be reserved for a southern candidate. His camp has maintained that opposition parties must think strategically rather than mechanically reproduce the ruling party’s regional configuration.
That position deserves serious consideration.

Zoning is a political arrangement, not a constitutional command
There is an important distinction between a political convention and a constitutional requirement.

Nigeria’s Constitution establishes the qualifications and procedures for becoming President; it does not prescribe that the presidency must rotate between the North and South after every eight years.

What we should be concerned about is the value Atiku Abubakar will be putting on the table . What evidence of Atiku Abubakar's eight years as Vice President is he taking to Nigerians as evidence of his capacity for a 2027 Presidency? Does he have sufficient democratic credentials to pilot the nation to safe shores?

One thing we cannot take from Atiku Abubakar is that he is a nationalist and not a regional politician.
As Vice President, Atiku chaired the National Council of Privatization ( NCP). At that time the Bureau for public Enterprises( BPE) served as its implementing arm.

The Obasanjo administration in which Atiku served, pursued the sale or commercialization of numerous inefficient state - owned enterprises with the argument that government should concentrate on regulation rather than running businesses . Atiku therefore has experience in :
- restructuring government owned enterprises
- ⁠attracting private capital
- ⁠liberalising markets
- ⁠reducing government's role in commercial activities
- ⁠using the private sector as an engine of growth
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The Obasanjo administration under which Atiku served introduced competitive GSM licensing in 2001. Nigeria thus moved from a telephone system accessible to a tiny elite to a mass telecommunications market. That transformation subsequently created an enormous ecosystem of telecoms, banking , fintech , digital commerce and technology businesses.
The Obasanjo- Atiku administration negotiated substantial external debt relief , including the eventual settlement of Nigeria's Paris Club obligations.

At a time like this when Nigeria is at a crossroad; a time when strong economic measures are required to move us from the doldrums, an Atiku Abubakar is whom we need and not a President who will emerge under a nebulous doctrine of zoning.

But a useful political arrangement should not become a substitute for the democratic choice of voters.

Based on the above scenarios, the question in 2027 should therefore not simply be:

“Is it the North’s turn or the South’s turn?”

Fred Akpewe
State publicity secretary
Delta State ADC

GREAT OGBORU’S MAIN SELLING POINTS TO DELTANS

In a state like Delta that has been governed for nearly three decades in the same pattern , without concrete results, Great Ogboru presents as the candidate of change .

He presents himself as the credible alternate to what many Deltans may regard as decades of political stagnation.
Ogboru is a proven entrepreneur and job creator . His private - sector background provides a natural platform to argue that government should become an engine of economic opportunity rather than the largest employer and contractor.

The main Ogboru message is that Government should create an environment for Deltans to prosper- not make Deltans permanently depend on government.
Great Ogboru hates poverty with a passion and has thus made poverty alleviation as the main plank of his drive to create wealth when he becomes Governor in 2027. His EQUAL OPPORTUNITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, EOLGDI, has become a blueprint for the total transformation of Delta State to a prosperity hub.

Delta State is enormously endowed with oil, gas , agriculture, waterways and prodigious human capital. Ogboru believes that Delta State has no business being poor, as the state's resources must translate into factories , jobs and exports . To Ogboru , Delta state must transmute from a consuming economy to a producing economy. An Ogboru's government promises an aggressive programme of embedded generation, independent power projects , mini grids and public- private partnerships, especially for industrial clusters and communities

Ogboru's healthcare programme focuses on :
- primary healthcare
- ⁠maternal and child health
- ⁠emergency response
- ⁠rural healthcare
- ⁠medical equipment
- ⁠health insurance
- ⁠establishment of more Specialist hospitals
- ⁠incentives for medical professionals to stop brain drain and "Jappa" syndrome

Delta has a huge young population and Ogboru believes that his government's programme, when elected should include :
- Delta Youth Enterprise Fund
- ⁠vocational and Technical Training
- ⁠Technology and digital skills
- ⁠Agricultural entrepreneurship
- ⁠start -up grants/ low interest financing
- ⁠apprenticeship programmes
- ⁠sports and creative industry development
- ⁠government backed SME procurement.

Great Ogboru is also promising a community-centred security strategy involving traditional institutions, local communities, technology, intelligence gathering and closer cooperation with Federal security agencies .
Finally , Great Ogboru is presenting himself as a Delta candidate, not as a sectional candidate . He is paternally from Delta Central . Maternally he is from Delta North while he married from Delta South

The above trajectories gives Ogboru a positive governing proposition rather than making the 2027 campaign solely a referendum on the incumbent or previous administrations.

Fred Akpewe
State publicity secretary
Delta state ADC

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THE OGBORU FACTOR: WHY DELTA'S POLITICAL EQUATION IS CHANGING

For decades, Delta State politics has been dominated by an established political order whose influence has often appeared difficult to dislodge. But as the 2027 general elections approach, a new political calculation is beginning to emerge.

At the centre of that emerging equation is Great Ovedje Ogboru and the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Ogboru is not a newcomer to Delta politics. His long political journey has given him something that cannot be acquired overnight: name recognition, political experience and a deep understanding of the state’s complicated political terrain.

What is different this time, however, is the platform and the wider political environment.

The emergence of ADC as a major opposition platform has created an opportunity for politicians and voters seeking an alternative to the established parties.

For many Deltans, the attraction is not merely about changing political parties. It is about whether the state can begin a new chapter in which development, accountability, equal opportunity and inclusive governance become the dominant issues.
That is where the Ogboru factor becomes significant.

Ogboru provides ADC with an experienced political personality, while ADC provides Ogboru with a platform that can appeal to voters who want a break from the familiar political arrangements.

Political equations change when old assumptions about voters, alliances and electoral strength begin to weaken.

The 2027 contest could therefore be less about the traditional calculation of which established political structure is strongest and more about which political movement can build the broadest coalition.

A credible opposition does not necessarily need to inherit the structures of the past. It can build a new coalition around young people, professionals, workers, entrepreneurs, women, community leaders and voters who simply want a different direction.

Ogboru’s political history gives that coalition a recognizable face.

The mistake would be to view the Ogboru project simply as another attempt by one politician to occupy Government House.

The larger question is whether his candidacy can become a vehicle for a broader political realignment.
If ADC succeeds in transforming public dissatisfaction into organised political participation, the party could become more than an opposition platform. It could become a serious contender for power.
And if that happens, the traditional political calculations in Delta will have to be rewritten.

The real question before Deltans is therefore not simply who has the biggest political structure?

But it is who can present a credible alternative and convince Deltans that a different political future is possible?
That is the space Great Ogboru and ADC are attempting to occupy.

It is obvious ADC will succced because it possesses the requisite organisation, candidate appeal, coalition-building, grassroots mobilisation and, above all, the ability to translate political messages into a compelling programme for the people

But one thing is already becoming clear: The Ogboru factor cannot be dismissed.

As 2027 approaches, Delta’s political equation is no longer as predictable as it once appeared.
And when political equations begin to change, yesterday’s political certainties can quickly become tomorrow’s history.

Fred Akpewe
State publicity Secretary
Delta state ADC

DOLLY PARTON DIES AT 80: THE FINAL CURTAIN FALLS ON A VOICE THE WORLD WILL NEVER FORGET

Dolly Parton — 1946–2026

The music world has lost one of its most beloved voices.

Dolly Parton, the extraordinary singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman and philanthropist whose songs travelled from the mountains of Tennessee to virtually every corner of the world, has died at the age of 80.

For generations who grew up with her music, it is difficult to imagine a world without Dolly in it.

The towering blonde hair. The rhinestones. The unmistakable Tennessee voice. The infectious laughter. The humour that so often came at her own expense.

And behind all of it, one of the finest songwriters popular music has ever produced.

Dolly Rebecca Parton’s journey began far away from fame.

She was born on January 19, 1946, in rural Tennessee, the fourth of twelve children in a family with very little money.

Her childhood was shaped by hardship, faith, family and the music of Appalachia.

There were no guarantees that the little girl growing up in those mountains would ever be heard beyond them.

But Dolly had something extraordinary.

She could turn life into songs.

Poverty became Coat of Many Colors.

Fear of losing someone she loved became Jolene.

The frustrations of ordinary working people became 9 to 5.

And one painful goodbye became I Will Always Love You — a song that would eventually travel far beyond country music and become one of the most recognisable compositions in the world.

After finishing high school, Dolly left for Nashville.

She was young, ambitious and determined to build a life in music.

Her early years with country star Porter Wagoner introduced her to a national audience, but Dolly eventually faced a defining decision: remain safely within an enormously successful partnership or leave and build something of her own.

She left.

She wrote I Will Always Love You as her farewell to Wagoner.

It was a decision that said much about the woman behind the public image.

Dolly Parton could be warm, funny and deliberately self-deprecating.

But she was nobody’s fool.

Behind the extravagant costumes and larger-than-life personality was a formidable songwriter and businesswoman who understood ownership, intellectual property and the value of controlling her own work.

She knew exactly who Dolly Parton was.

And she built an empire without surrendering that identity.

Over the decades, country music became only one part of her extraordinary reach.

She crossed into pop music.

She conquered Hollywood.

She became a television personality, entrepreneur and cultural institution.

She created Dollywood in the Tennessee mountains from which she had emerged.

She sold more than 100 million records worldwide and wrote thousands of songs.

But numbers alone cannot explain Dolly Parton.

Her greatest achievement may ultimately have happened far away from a recording studio.

In 1995, she established Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, inspired in part by her father, who had never learned to read and write.

The idea was wonderfully simple.

Give children books.

Put those books directly into their homes.

Give children, regardless of the circumstances into which they were born, the opportunity to discover a larger world through reading.

What began as a programme for children in her home county grew into an international literacy movement distributing millions of books.

The girl who grew up with little material wealth eventually used her fortune to place books into the hands of children she would never meet.

That was Dolly.

When wildfires devastated communities in Tennessee, she helped families rebuild.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, she donated $1 million toward research at Vanderbilt University that contributed to vaccine development.

Again and again, she returned something to the world that had embraced her.

Yet perhaps the most remarkable thing about Dolly Parton was her ability to belong to almost everybody.

Country fans adored her.

Pop audiences embraced her.

Hollywood welcomed her.

Children knew her.

Their grandparents knew her.

People who couldn’t name five country songs still knew Dolly Parton.

She managed to become enormously famous without becoming culturally distant.

Somehow, beneath all the glamour, people could still see the girl from Tennessee.

Her private life contained one of entertainment’s quieter love stories.

For nearly six decades, she was married to Carl Dean, a man who largely refused the celebrity world surrounding his famous wife.

He remained away from the cameras while she became one of the most recognisable women alive.

His death in 2025 ended a marriage that had accompanied almost her entire adult life.

Dolly carried on.

She worked.

She wrote.

She laughed.

She continued looking towards whatever came next.

And that makes her death particularly difficult to absorb.

Because Dolly Parton never seemed like somebody preparing to become history.

She always appeared to have another song somewhere inside her.

Another project.

Another joke.

Another child to help.

Another reason to get up tomorrow morning.

Now, after eight remarkable decades, that journey has ended.

But tonight, across the world, the music will continue.

Somebody will play Jolene.

Somebody will hear Coat of Many Colors and remember a childhood when money was scarce but love was not.

Somebody heading to work tomorrow will hear 9 to 5.

Somewhere, a child will open a book delivered through the Imagination Library.

And inevitably, somewhere in the world, the opening notes of I Will Always Love You will begin to play.

Perhaps no song could provide a more fitting farewell.

Dolly Parton spent a lifetime demonstrating that where a person begins does not have to determine where that person ends.

A little girl born into poverty in the Tennessee mountains became one of the most recognisable women on Earth.

She accumulated fame, wealth and honours.

But those things alone are not why the world will remember her.

It will remember the songs.

It will remember the laughter.

It will remember the generosity.

And it will remember a woman who built an extraordinary life while stubbornly remaining herself.

Today, the curtain has fallen on Dolly Parton’s remarkable 80-year journey.

But some artists leave behind more than recordings.

They become part of people’s lives.

Dolly Parton became one of them.

The mountains gave America a little girl with a song.

America gave her a stage.

And Dolly Parton gave her voice to the world.

Farewell, Dolly.

We will always love you.

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