By Amauche Agbo, Abakaliki
The Ebonyi State-based Lawyer who is the Principal, Big Bird Chambers, Advocate for Equity and good leadership, Barr. Sunday Ununu has received an outstanding award of excellence from the civil society organization (CSO) called Africare Economic Development Initiative Trust Organization, Abuja, following his contribution to humanity and the legal profession in the State.
The award was to complement his recent birthday celebration with the less privileged ones and disabled in society.
Speaking after receiving the honorary award in Abakaliki, the legal luminary Barr. Ununu commended the people for the honour bestowed on him. Ununu who expressed gratitude to God Almighty for making the people honour him in that capacity assured to continue to render help to the less privileged persons in the society and also never relent in the dispensation of justice in the State.
He used the opportunity and called on youths in the Country to desist totally from the consumption of illicit drugs including Mkpuru-mmiri and Indian hemp among others.
While speaking on the aspect of insecurity in the Country, Ununu called on both Federal and State governments to beef security in all the nooks and crannies of the Country to guarantee the lives and property of the citizenry.
He appreciated the giant efforts of the security agencies especially the Nigerian Police Force in the Country in combating crimes and criminalities and enjoined them to redouble their efforts by checkmating road users properly and punishing the offenders to reduce the high rate of hard drugs in the Country.
He further enjoined youths in the Country to rise to their responsibilities and support a better candidate who comes to the 2023 presidential election to change the narratives of the Country.
Contributing, a member of Big Bird Chambers Barr. Steve Opoke explained that Barr. Ununu had received many outstanding awards of excellence this year describing him as an exceptional leader who has contributed meaningfully to the law profession and prayed to God to continue to lift him higher in life endeavours.
Earlier in his remarks, the South East Zonal Coordinator of Africare Economic Development Initiative, Trust Organization, Abuja, Ambassador Jude Okafor noted they decided to honour Barr. Ubuntu for his immense contributions to humanity and his overall achievements in the legal profession as well as his recent birthday celebration with the less privileged and disabled persons in Ebonyi State.
He noted the award would spur him to continue his good works and encouraged him to never relent in his good deeds to gain more blessings and grace of God in his life endeavours while calling on political office holders and business moguls to emulate the philanthropic dispositions of the council.
Our correspondent reports that Barr. Ubuntu had received so many honorary awards since this year began.
