Rotary Club of Enugu City Centre has named the Deputy Senate
President, Ike Ekweremadu, its Outstanding Citizen of the World for
2017.
The club also known as Rotary International District 9142
instituted this award in 2015 with billionaire businessman, Prince Arthur Eze,
winning the maiden award.
The President of the club, Chief Okezie Nwanjoku, who disclosed
this to newsmen in Enugu Tuesday, said that a committee set up by the club
unanimously selected Senator Ekweremadu unlike in 2016 when there was a veto
from some members of the committee, leading to the club not nominating anybody
for the award.
Nwanjoku, who was joined in the press briefing by the immediate
past President of the club, Chief Chimezie Ani; the President-elect, Herbert
Ekechukwu; the Charter President and Treasurer, Dr Eddy Ndubuagu; District
Governor-elect for 2018/19, Dr Dan Ajawara; and two other members, disclosed
that the search for their global citizen took them round the world before
Ekweremadu was found worthy of it.
According to him, Senator Ekweremadu, who was considered
alongside over 150 personalities across the globe, was selected based on his
wide-spread humanitarian works anchored by his Ikeoha Foundation and the
quality representation he has brought to bear on his Enugu West Senatorial
District over the years.
He said that week-long activities have been lined up till
December 2, when Ekweremadu would be conferred with the award in Enugu, adding
that they would be organising a public lecture on that day entitled, ‘Politics:
A Veritable Tool in the Service of Humanity,’ to be delivered by the Vice
Chancellor of Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Prof
Luke Anike.
Nwanjoku said that the club would also use the occasion to
launch its N50 million service projects, which would cover six areas of peace
and conflict resolution; fight against diseases; provision of potable water;
child and maternal problems; education; and economic and community development.
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