BENIN CITY- National Association of Postgraduate Students(NAPS), University of Benin, has honoured Patience Ndidi Uwagboe Key a frontline Governorship aspirants under the People’s Redemption party PRP for the exulted position in Osadebey Avenue with an award of excellence in recognition of her exceptional achievement in chosen career and valuable contributions to society and humanity in general.”
While accepting the award on behalf of Patience Ndidi Uwagboe Key, the Secretary of PRP in Edo State, Comrade Jeffery Imonmoin, described “Patience Ndidi Key, as a visionary leader, embodies the ideals of perseverance, dedication, and service to humanity – a principles that the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) upholds fervently.
“This Award of Excellence is not just a recognition of her past achievements but a testament to the faith you have placed in her potential to drive transformative change in Edo State.”
He on behalf of the governorship aspirant thanked the National Association of Post-graduate Students for the honor and vow to continue strive for excellence in all endeavors. “Together, let us envision and work towards an Edo State where education, innovation, and excellence lead the way.”
Edeaghe Ehikhamenor, a senior lecturer at the University of Benin, Benin City, and the founder/national coordinator of Save Accident Victims Association of Nigeria (SAVAN) who is also the pioneer project coordinator of Forensic Research and Development Center (FORDEC), in his lecture on the impact of climate change on social and economic development in Nigeria called for caution on the way the phenomenon is handled as it could degenerate to total disaster in a few years to come.
One of the awardees, Orode Uduaghan, Honorable Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Girl Child Development in Delta State, in her submission said: “if you look back one hundred years from where Nigeria is coming from somethings would not have changed if we don’t keep talking about them. For example the rights of women and children.
“We need to keep having this sort of conversation; we need to keep advocating for children, advocating for irregular migration, advocating for things like climate change and all of these changes start from you as Postgraduate Students.”
Apart from Patience Key some eight other notable personalities were also honoured .Some of the awardees include Orode Uduaghan and the Vice Chancellor of the Benson Idahosa University(BIU), Benin, Professor Sam Guobadia.
