OYEBANJI CELEBRATES FORMER NIGERIAN ENVOY TO UNESCO, PROF OMOLEWA AT 85.
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has congratulated former Nigeria's Permanent Delegate and Ambassador to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Prof Michael Omolewa on his 85th birthday.
Governor Oyebanji in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Yinka Oyebode, celebrated Prof Omolewa’s legacies and contributions to scholarship, education and diplomacy.
He noted the octogenarian scholar’s sacrifices, commitment to academic excellence in the nation's ivory towers of learning contributed to Nigeria's enviable rise as Africa's knowledge powerhouse.
The Governor said Prof Omolewa's history-making feat as the first West African to be elected as President of the General Conference of UNESCO was a remarkable milestone which Nigeria remains ever so proud of.
Describing Prof Omolewa as one of the legends of Adult Education in Nigeria, Governor Oyebanji said his efforts contributed in no small measure in making education accessible to more elderly individuals who did not have opportunities of formal education in their formative years.
He prayed God to grant Prof Omolewa more fulfilled years on the surface of the earth to continue to offer more service to Nigeria in particular and humanity in general.
“On behalf of the Government and good people of Ekiti State, I congratulate our revered academic, diplomat and elder statesman, Prof Michael Omolewa on his 85th birthday and pray that God will sustain him with good health and grace as he continues to inspire the younger generations. “, the statement added.
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