November 01, (THEWILL) – The alumni association, Government College of Ughelli, Class of Friends (GCU-CoF), took out time recently to honour some of their members.
At the ceremony, Chairman of Air Peace, Barrister Allen Onyema, was conferred with the prestigious Man of the Year Award 2022 by the association.
Similarly, the Chairman of Thisday Newspaper/Arise News Media Group, Prince Nduka Obaigbena, was also honoured with the 2022 Mariner of the Century award.
The award ceremony, which was held on Sunday, October 30, 2022, at the Federal Palace Hotel, VI, had in attendance several alumni who have made a mark in various facets of life.
Onyema was honoured for his landmark strides in aviation and his behemothic humanitarian interventions, especially his corporate philanthropy through Air Peace and commendable national peace advocacy.
While receiving the award, Onyema expressed gratitude to the leadership of the GCU and stated that he is proud to be an alumnus of the college, adding that it had a tremendous influence on him.
He further called on the private sector and well-meaning Nigerians, to support Nigeria’s education as the government alone cannot do it all. Onyema promised to continually support the infrastructure development of the GCU.
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees, GCU Class of Friends, Mr Cyril Ogude, said both Onyema and Obaigbena have established themselves as high achievers, and by honouring them, the GCU is acknowledging them as entrepreneurial role models.
The GCU Man of the Year Awards celebrates the high achievers of GCU alumni. The Class of Friends is a collective of Old Boys of Government College Ughelli, one of Nigeria’s premier secondary schools, founded in 1945.
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Anthony Awunor, is a business correspondent who holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Linguistics (UNILAG). He is also an alumnus of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria Kaduna State. He lives in Lagos.
