Nine Uneme communities in Edo North will honour prominent personalities at an award and fundraising ceremony scheduled to take place in Benin on Saturday, 14th, 2023.
Among those to be honoured are the Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Abubakar Momoh; former Edo State Governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole; and the Anglican Bishop of Calabar Diocese, Archbishop Tunde Adeleye.
Others to be recognised include the Group Executive Director of Nahco Avaince Plc, Dr Sola Obabori; Executive Director of Oando Nigeria Limited, Dr. Ainojie Irune; National Network Coordinator of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) Nigeria, Dr. Bridget Osakwe; former President of the Uneme National Development Association (UNDA), Sir Dayo Alabi; Principal of Queens College, Dr. Adetutu Obabori; and University of Port Harcourt Professor, Emmanuel Emasealu.
Revealing this to journalists in Lagos, the Chairman of the planning committee, Mr. Bayo Akhigbe, stated that the communities decided to honour these personalities for their roles in bringing development to the various Uneme communities in their individual capacities at different times.
Akhigbe disclosed that the event is part of the launch of a five hundred million naira education and security trust fund aimed at addressing the development challenges currently faced by the Uneme communities.
The planning committee chairman said, “We, as a people and communities, have decided to celebrate our illustrious sons and daughters and, at the same time, honour them as our proud ambassadors.
“In their various ways, they have positively impacted the Uneme communities through interventions in education, health, agriculture, and job creation programmes. We are grateful for what they have done and, at the same time, request for more.”
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