Professor Okeke Bags Double Awards In 2022

<p><strong>By Doris Israel Ijeoma<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Hearty felicitations have greeted renowned <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;govt-should-do-more-to-protect-our-forests-from-illegal-hewing-of-trees-by-prof-okeke-gerald-ndubuisi&sol;">Nigerian professor of Safety and Environment<&sol;a>&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;govt-should-do-more-to-protect-our-forests-from-illegal-hewing-of-trees-by-prof-okeke-gerald-ndubuisi&sol;">Professor Okeke Gerald Ndubuisi<&sol;a> after he bagged double awards&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;413455" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-413455" style&equals;"width&colon; 600px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"wp-image-413455 size-medium" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;11&sol;9ecac3c436a67efd05ba1acadf68240c&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"449" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-413455" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Prof Okeke Gerald Ndubuisi award<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The foremost environmentalist won the Nelson Mandela award and Nigerian grassroots Development award for 2022&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;413456" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-413456" style&equals;"width&colon; 449px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"wp-image-413456 size-medium" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;11&sol;c539248d1b41bc20ff31e13e6faa8223&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"449" height&equals;"600" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-413456" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Prof Okeke Gerald Ndubuisi Award<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The award ceremony which was organized by the African Update International Magazine held on September 9&comma; 2022 in Lagos&comma; Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;413457" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-413457" style&equals;"width&colon; 600px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"wp-image-413457 size-medium" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;11&sol;c1f4c0817538f3f3877d6c7337f57fd5&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"449" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-413457" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Prof Okeke Gerald Ndubuisi award<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>Professor Okeke Gerald Ndubuisi was awarded based on his impeccable contribution to dogged transparent stewardship in his chosen profession&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;413458" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-413458" style&equals;"width&colon; 280px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-413458" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;11&sol;36f3c65dc39dfd37fc29b907e61fb148&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"280" height&equals;"600" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-413458" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Prof Okeke Gerald Ndubuisi<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>He was accompanied by his wife to receive the two awards&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;413459" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-413459" style&equals;"width&colon; 445px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-413459" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;11&sol;a36aaa12a93d09dcfa939afb8d936ea6&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"445" height&equals;"600" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-413459" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Prof Okeke Gerald Ndubuisi and his wife Engr Dr Mrs Ngozi Gift Vera Okeke<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The award which has been going on for the past fifteen years has grown to become one of the best platforms for recognizing and rewarding excellence&comma; true leadership and selfless services in Africa&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;govt-should-do-more-to-protect-our-forests-from-illegal-hewing-of-trees-by-prof-okeke-gerald-ndubuisi&sol;">Govt Should Do More To Protect Our Forests From Illegal Hewing Of Trees By Prof Okeke Gerald Ndubuisi<&sol;a><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>It is aimed at rewarding a few Africans whose legacies and life achievements are true manifestations of the leadership qualities of Julius Nyelele of Tanzania&comma; Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana&comma; Nelson Mandela and Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa&comma; Late Prof&period; Chinua Achebe of Nigeria&comma; Wangari Maathai of Kenya and Prof Wole Soyinka of Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The objective of the award is to recognize those who through sincere and selfless service to humanity made positive impacts on the life of their people and through hard work promoted sustainable development in Africa&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Late Dr Kenneth Kaunda&comma; a first-generation leader in Zambia was one of the first recipients of the Nelson Mandela award in Africa&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;