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UNN honours PDP Chieftain, Agbor, others with leadership award

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), honoured Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Ambassador Ojong Agbor, Abuja-based businessman and proprietor of Tastia Restaurant, Chief Kester Agwu, and others with its Distinguished Leadership Award.

The award presentation, held last weekend at the UBA House of Fame, was in memory of Emeritus Professor JOC Ezeilo.

In addition to Ambassador Agbor and Chief Agwu, other recipients of the leadership award included the traditional ruler of Edem-Ani community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Igwe Sir Samuel Asadu; Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Ammani; Chairman of Nsukka Local Government, Walter Ozioko; Provost of the College of Education (Technical), Isu, Prof. Okey Okechukwu, and Dr. Gideon Chidiebere Osi.

Regarding the award, Agbor, who described the leadership challenge as a global phenomenon, called for urgently addressing leadership questions in Nigeria, stating, “All hands must be on deck with deliberate intentions to take leadership issues more seriously than before.”

Agbor, a recipient of the United Nations Peace Ambassador award, admonished key players driving the country to be steadfast and selfless while discharging the public service entrusted to them by the people.

He thanked the UNN management for finding him worthy of the award, saying, “I am not perfect but will keep doing my best to support quality leadership as well as humanity.”

Earlier, in his welcome address, the Dean of the Physical Sciences Faculty, Professor Ogbonnaya Igwe, noted that the occasion was an opportunity to recognize and appreciate the talents, achievements, and contributions of individuals and organizations who have remarkably excelled in their respective fields of endeavours.

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