The
association led by Mr. Okey Nwachukwu conferred on the MOUAU Vice Chancellor,
Prof Hilary Edeoga the award of Distinguished Service to God and Humanity.
In his
speech, the chairman said that the award is historic and symbolic and that the
organization being a foremost Abia social-intellectual association with passion
for a progress driven Abia State, they find it worthy to honor Prof Hilary
Edeoga for his numerous achievements that have impacted on the lives of Abians
with progressive mind set.
Nwachukwu
described Edeoga as a warehouse of true academic intellect, a symbol of Oganihu
Abia, an accomplished administrator, a man whose achievements and appearance
speak for him, who has cut the attention of popular Abians outside the
University environment who are eager to celebrate and encourage him to keep the
good work going.
He said that
Edeoga is the brain box, engine room and the navigator who has revitalized the
University to an international standard.
The association
said they are impressed and happy with the leadership of Prof. Edeoga who has
brought explosive infrastructure, students and staff welfare, innovations, and
high growth in the number of Students, Staff and Professors especially Abian.
They pray
that when Edeoga leaves office, that God will bless MOUAU and Abia State with
someone who will continue and consolidate on the developmental record and
projects, saying that no individual is a saint, but is better to burn the
candle than to stay in dark.
In a similar mode, the people of
Ikwuano/Umuahia have expressed their desire to appreciate Edeoga’s goodness,
hard work and uncommon transformation going on in MOUAU.
The host
community represented by Ikwuano/Umuahia Consultative Assembly on a courtesy visit
to the Vice Chancellor told him that after an exhaustive consultation with the
leaders of thought within Ikwuano/Umuahia, the Assembly received emphatic
approval to confer on him with the award of ‘’A LIVING LEGEND’’ .
The chairman
of the Assembly, Chief Jerry Awa said that the people of Ikwuano/Umuahia are
elated by the administrative ingenuity of Prof. Edeoga and wished there will be
a second tenure. They also pray that God will bless the University and environ
with the like of Edeoga when his tenure expires.
