Nigerian
First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, it has been gathered, will on
Saturday be honoured with a honorary fellowship award by the Auchi
Polytechnic during the institution’s 20th convocation.
This
was made known in a statement by the polytechnic spokesman, Mustapha
Oshiobugie, released on Tuesday in Auchi, Edo. According to the
statement, a former Federal Commissioner of Information and an elder
statesman, Edwin Clark, will also be conferred with a similar award in
recognition of his contributions in his fields of endeavour.
The
statement noted that Ms. Jonathan’s efforts at galvanising women folk
for political consciousness and development had not gone unnoticed: “Her
ability to mobilise women for political consciousness and development,
focus for national development and the solitary effect it has for the
women folk must be encouraged,” it said.
Also,
the statement said Mr. Clark was pivotal to the upgrading of the
polytechnic to its present status: “His immense contribution to the
upgrading of the Midwest Technical College to Auchi Polytechnic made it
what it is today… Chief Clark has also contributed greatly to education
development of the country as a teacher and commissioner,” it noted. It
said the the occasion would also be used to honour a former Minister of
Education, Aishetu Dukku.
Source: premiumtimesng
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