Thomas Sankara Award: YOUPAD Eulogise Prof. Egbefo

President of the Youth Partnership for Africa’s Development (YOUPAD), Mr. Henry Nwankwo, has showered encomiums on the Acting Vice Chancellor of Edo University Uzairue, Prof. Dawood Egbefo, for his academic contributions to youth and national development. The YOUPAD president made this assertion when he presented the Thomas Sankara award to the Acting Vice Chancellor, saying that Youth Partnership for Africa’s Development has been following up with his academic contributions for some time and now see the need to present him the award. He said the honour is in recognition and appreciation of his hard work and dedication to national service through educational sector. Mr. Nwankwo went further to expressed the believe that the Acting Vice Chancellor’s contributions to youth and national development through the academia will impact on his transformative performance at Edo State University Uzairue. He also disclosed that the organization is a Pan African youth league and an umbrella body for all students and organizations across Africa whose mission is to building the youths in leadership and entrepreneurship skills with the purpose of providing Africa with intellectually equipped youths to take the mantle of leadership. Responding, the Acting Vice Chancellor of Edo University Uzairue, Prof. Dawood Egbefo who expressed his gratitude for the award and acknowledged the challenges faced by African youths as regards to drug abuse, praised the effort of the YOUPAD towards ameliorating this menace in the continent. Meanwhile, the head of Media and Communication of the group, Comrade James Uneze, had stated that they were in the university to campaign against drug and substance abuse amongst students and youths, proliferation of arms across borders. Awards presented to the Vice chancellor include The Thomas Sankara Pan African Leadership Prize for Excellence, Confederacy Commendation Certificate for Corporate Contributions and Membership Certificate.

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