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Founder Ikechukwu Ezeugwu Foundation Bags Lagos Rotary Club Leadership Award

Sep 14, 2022 by adminike 0 Comments

The Rotary Club International of Ikate, Lagos, District 9110, has presented a Leadership Award of Excellence to the Leader of Enugu State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Ikechukwu Ezeugwu.

Presenting the award at the Lagos Country Club, during the installation ceremony of their new president, Rotn. Ugochukwu Egesionu, the president of the Rotary Club of Ikate said the award was in recognition of Ezeugwu’s “Excellence in leadership and Service to Humanity.”

He added that “Rotary Club has been following all your good deeds and the testimonies abound both on the social media and off the Internet. We want to congratulate you, identify with you and encourage you to do more because we in Rotary appreciate you.”

Rotn. Egesionu also appealed to the lawmaker to partner with the Rotary Club which he said carries out a lot of humanitarian activities for the betterment of society.

In his speech, while receiving the award, the Lawmakers who represent Udenu State Constituency appreciated the Rotary club for the honor, adding that it was one award he greatly appreciated.

“The best things in life can never be bought with money. There are so many awards I don’t bother receiving because of the monetary attachment to them but this one is different, I thank you and God for the opportunity. I least expected this is coming all the way from Lagos to me in Enugu. I am humbled and challenged to do more.”

Speaking about his humanitarian activities, Ezeugwu stressed that “we’re just pencils in the hands of God and I decided to identify with you because we share a common purpose; helping humanity. I understand that we must be our brother’s keeper because God cannot come down to do certain things for humanity.”

The lawmaker was accompanied to the event by friends and relatives, including; Engr Emmanuel Ezeugwu, FNSE, Barristers Frank Agbedo, Jeff Eze, Sam Otoboeze, Pharmacist Ogugua Ezeilo, and Chief Nicholas Ogbonna.

Other awardees included: Hon. Tajudeen Oriyomi Ajide, Chief Richmond Hope Macgrey, Engr. Enorense Amadasu, Dominic Chukwuemeka, Edwin Okoro and Arinze Odiari.

Ezeugwu through his foundation; ‘Ikechukwu Ezeugwu Scholarship Foundation,’ has offered scholarships to many indigent students, renovated schools, and a lot more in improving the standard of education. His scholarship scheme has produced over 50 graduates, including medical doctors.

Recently, he expanded his scholarship program to accommodate students from the entire five South East States and also donated a vehicle to the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, South East zone.

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Ikechukwu Ezeugwu Foundation Announces November 2022 Scholarship Opening for All Underprivileged Youths in the entire South Eastern Region, urges NANS to scout for intelligent, indigent students in S/East and Donates Vehicle to NANs

Sep 13, 2022 by adminike 0 Comments #Ikechukwu Ezeugwu Foundation

The founder of Ikechukwu Ezeugwu Foundation, Hon Ikechukwu Ezeugwu has charged the South East zonal leadership of National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS to commence scouting for intelligent but underprivileged students especially those in 100 levels to join the beneficiaries of November 2022 batch.

Ezeugwu who also donated a Sienna Bus to the Association, was emphatic that with the 100 level undergraduates and beginners, their  academic pursuit will avail them more opportunities to benefit from the scholarship throughout their stay in the tertiary institution instead of selecting the mid and final year prospective beneficiaries.

While presenting the bus to NANS Zone F South-East as the first stream of their support to ease NANS flow of movement, Ezeugwu charged them to  navigate through the campuses in the South-East while discharging their constitutional duties which is anchored on overseeing the welfare of Nigerian students in the zone.

Ezeugwu intimated NANS  delegates who traced him to Enugu State to appreciate the magnitude of his humanitarian efforts and to decorate him with a Medal of Honor as a show of gratitude from the students in Nigeria sometime last month, on detailed steps his Foundation had taken to fully accommodate the entire South-East in the scholarship scheme starting from their next empowerment in November this year. 

His statement read in part: “I am glad to bring to your notice that from November this year our Foundation will expand it’s scholarship scheme to the entire South East Zone as education remains the bedrock for national development and successful society. 

“Ikechukwu Ezeugwu Foundation will continue to support and encourage intelligent but underprivileged students as we reaffirm our commitment to this course and readiness to partner with NANS in spreading our scholarship scheme across the South-East geopolitical Zone”.

The Coordinator of NANS South-East, Comr. Onya Ibeabuchi Moses while receiving the key of the Sienna vehicle on behalf of the entire students of the zone, appreciated Hon. Ikechukwu Ezeugwu for using his Foundation to support the students movement and empower intelligent but underprivileged students in the zone.

“Honourable Leader, you invited us today for a lunch at your residence  so we could discuss on your intentions of allocating more scholarship slots to students, only for us to arrive here and meet a set up.

 “Yes I call it a set up because we never knew that you had already mapped a set out plans to donate a vehicle prior to our arrival. Honourable, we are speechless.

“On behalf of the  Nigerian students, Southeast Zone F, I deeply express our profound gratitude for this precious gift and for the scholarship. Leader, this is very exclusive and unique and history is made today, yes, it must be put on record that Ikechukwu Ezeugwu Foundation is the first to donate a vehicle to NANS South-East and also the first to dish out scholarship of this magnitude to South East Students as far as Zone F leadership is concerned.

“As our pioneer donor, I want to reaffirm our commitment to this partnership and to reassure you of our continued commitment  in ensuring that the students body remains law abiding  and always work towards  national cohesion especially as we prepare for the 2023 elections. 

Responding to the NANS delegates, Hon. Ikechukwu Ezeugwu said, “I don’t have much to say, I must thank you for your prayers and kind words. The Medal of Honour from you today means so much to me. Am encouraged. The first time you visited,  I noticed that there was no vehicle to convey you and your colleagues. I had to use my vehicles for that purpose. I then began to imagine how your team  discharging your duties with all genuineness of intentions could be moving from one state to another without any form of official  mobility arrangements. 

“We will continue to contribute to the welfare of Nigerian students at all levels. We trust that you apply equity and fairness while selecting prospective beneficiaries that will be enrolled into our scholarship scheme in November. Thank you all and may God bless you immensely.