Saturday 3 September 2016

KOGI NYCN HONORS POOR MALLAM, MOBILIZES FUND FOR HIM DURING KOGI @ 25 LECTURE SERIES .                        Help, reward, ovation and honor came the way of a Lokoja popular but poor man who everyone at the event described as "street patcher" he goes around the roads linking all part of Lokoja filling every potholes on Lokoja roads with sands and stones to patch the roads for easy passage of road users. Poor Mallam Sule mohammed who could hardly make a complete sentence in English was welcome to the red carpet with ovations from invited guests, award recipients, youth, journalists and every other person in the NUJ Press Centre, Lokoja today. He was honored at the event as the Kogi Ambassador of selfless service alongside His eminence John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Mr John Obaro, Managing Director Systemspecs Ltd, the developer of the legendary REMITA e payment platform of TSA, Chief Inuwa Iyodo, General Manager, Finance, National Pension Commission, Omoluabi Olabode Adeyemi MNIPR, Executive Director, Africa Media Roundtable Initiative, Commissioner of Police Kogi state and Director Department of State Security, all as recipients of the KOGI @25 distinguished Kogi ambassadors honors today organized by the National Youth Council of Nigeria, Kogi state Chapter to mark the occasion of Kogi @25. With the presence of all other distinguished award recipients, Mallam Sule emerged unanimously the finest, best and the most outstanding recipient. While his profile was read to the cheering audience of his selflessness, determination, resilience, patriotism and sincerity of purpose in doing a daily service no one actually regularly appreciated. The lucky Mallam didn't go home with just plaque and honor, he got huge financial donation from the invited guests. Leading the roll call of the guests donors are General Manager, Systemspecs, Mr Paul Ibidun, Executive Director of Africa Media Roundtable Initiative, Omoluabi Olabode Adeyemi and A traditional ruler from Ejule in Igala. Over joyous Mallam Sule was full of appreciation and happiness. It would be recalled that Kogi state marked her 25th creation anniversary.

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