A diaspora group, the Association of Ebonyi Indigenes Socio-Cultural in the Diaspora (AEISCID), has expressed its felicitations to Nigerian-born American Professor of Medicine, Dr. Nnaemeka Umerah, for being honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the President of the United States, Joe Biden.
A letter conveying President Biden’s warm regards following the prestigious award read: “I congratulate you on taking it upon yourself to contribute to the public good, and I’m proud to present you with the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of your 5,400 hours of service to this great nation.
“Throughout our country’s history, the American story has been strengthened by those who combine optimism about what can be done with the resilience that turns vision into reality.
“By sharing your time and passion, you are helping discover and deliver solutions to the challenges we face—solutions that we need now more than ever,” it stated.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday and signed by the Global President of AEISCID, Paschal Oluchukwu, the honour was described as truly deserving, considering the years of labour and volunteer services rendered by Professor Umerah in the United States and across the world.
Oluchukwu described Umerah as a passionate lover of Nigeria and “one who is always looking forward to investing his talent and resources back home.”
The statement also noted: “The building of an orphanage in southern Nigeria, the largest east of Nigeria, and the provision of boreholes in rural parts of northern Nigeria, renovation of schools in some rural communities of the northern part of Nigeria, among other uncommon accomplishments, have distinguished Umerah as a humanist and a philanthropist par excellence.”
Oluchukwu highlighted that Umerah, as a Professor of Medicine in the United States, has dedicated his life to advocating for and assisting the less privileged across the world.
A native of Anambra State, Nigeria, Umerah is the President and Executive Director of the Public Policy Research and Advocacy Council (PPRAC), a political think-tank organisation based in America.
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