Sir Emeka Offor, was on Thursday honoured with
an Honorary Citizenship of the State of Georgia in the U. S.
At
a ceremony held in his honour, the Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus of
the Georgia Parliament, Rep. Dee Dawkins, said Offor was honoured for his
contributions in the fight against diseases in Africa and Nigeria in
particular.
She
commended Offor for his work and support in the alleviation of the sufferings
of the less privileged through philanthropy thereby giving hope to those in
need irrespective of tribe, creed, religion and nation.
Dawkins
said Offor, through his Foundation, had impacted, positively on the lives of
many Nigerians through its programmes and projects, which include Youth
Empowerment, Widows Cooperative, Education and Health Services and
Infrastructure Development.
Also
speaking, former Senate President Ken Nnaman, said Offor believed that the very
poor and needy could become active and productive members of society, which
spurred him to commit his work to human and material capacity development.
He
said that through his foundation the business mogul had so far committed more
than N750 million to charitable projects.
Nnamani
commended Offor for his various intervention programmes.
Also
speaking, a former Minister of Defence Adetokumbo Kayode (SAN), thanked the
State of Georgia for honouring a man, whom he said, has in the past 20 years
dedicated his life and wealth to the service of his people.
Kayode
said the honour was one of the best ways they could recognise and appreciate
Offor, who had made a difference in the lives of the less-privileged.
In
his remarks, Offor, thanked the members of parliament for the honour and
promised to do more. (NAN)
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