By Ikenna Orioha
The traditional ruler of Agbala autonomous community in Owerri North local government area of Imo State, HRM, Eze Malachy Okechukwu Onu (Olele 111 of Agbala Ancient Kingdom), has bagged Doctorate Degree Honorary Award from Global Theological Seminary INC. Glotes Nigeria and USA.
Global Theological Seminary INC is an Arm of Minnesota Graduate School USA – the Baldachin of Theology Ministerial and Management Education.
The Award came during a
Global Academic Seminar on Human and Community Development held at the Assembly Hall of Government College Owerri on Saturday.
Conferring the Doctorate Degree Honorary Award on HRM, Eze Malachy Okechukwu Onu, the Presiding Chancellor, Global Theological Seminary INC, Prof. Emma C. Israel, noted that the Doctorate Award came due to his sterling rulership and selfless services to Agbala community, God and humanity at large.
“Doctorate Award. This affirms that HRM, Eze Malachy O. Onu, is hereby conferred with an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Human and Community Development. Upon the approval of credentials by the Senate and enviable achievements cum services to God and humanity and is ipso factor entitled to the rights, privileges and immunities appertaining thereto and to use the honour and the investiture to the glory of God”, Prof. Israel added.
Thanking the Global Theological Seminary INC for finding him worthy for the Doctorate Degree Award, Eze Onu assured that the Honour would spur him to work efficiently to add towards advancing development in Agbala community, just as he promised to continually serve God and humanity.
“I feel delighted over the Doctorate Degree Award. It is a big Honor. It is very good to me. It is not my first Award though. Yes, I have traveled wide and lived overseas many years. I came back and established businesses through which many people are gainfully employed. I promise to continually bring development to my community, Agbala. In my life, I have expected that such an honor will come to me, it is a meritorious one”, Eze Onu maintained.
Thus, among those who accompanied Eze Onu to receive the Doctorate Degree Award were Hon. Dickson O. Chieke (cabinet member), Hon. Cele Ejilugwu (CSO), Hon. Chima Osuji, Mr. Chiekwehibe Ogunonu, Mr. Kenneth Echefula and Dr. Jude Obichere (Associate Professor with FUTO), who described the Monarch as a good and kind man, a philanthropist, who is godly, tolerant, chivalric, development driven, easy going and dear to Agbala community.
