The Apex Esan Development Group Honours 'The People's General' General, Cecil Esekhaigbe PhD, Professor Eromosele And Other Notable Persons In An Event In Lagos For Their Service To Community Development. - TrendyNewsReporters The Apex Esan Development Group Honours 'The People's General' General, Cecil Esekhaigbe PhD, Professor Eromosele And Other Notable Persons In An Event In Lagos For Their Service To Community Development. - TrendyNewsReporters
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The Apex Esan Development Group Honours ‘The People’s General’ General, Cecil Esekhaigbe PhD, Professor Eromosele And Other Notable Persons In An Event In Lagos For Their Service To Community Development.

LAGOS- Association of Esan Professionals (AEP), a social-cultural and economic developmental group of Esan extraction, on Saturday, 24th of September, 2022, honored Gen. Cecil Esekhaigbe, PhD, (Rtd), with an Award of Outstanding Service, for his immense contributions toward human capacity building in Esanland.

Gen Esekhaigbe (Rtd), who is fondly called the ‘People’s General,’ due to his patriotic policy of job creation, whereby, he facilitated the recruitment of a high number of Esan sons and daughters into Nigerian security agencies, was elated with palpable joy and sense of fulfillment by the recognition accorded to him by the Esan’s apex social-cultural and economic development group.

The President of the group, Association of Esan Professionals (AEP), Mr Efe Akhigbe, and one of Esan’s foremost illustrious son, who is a pioneer member of the association, Elder A.E Ainabe, decorated Gen. Cecil Esekhaigbe in Esan traditional attire (Igbu), as a mark of utmost honor and recognition, encapsulated in Esan’s cherished culture and tradition, during the association’s 2022 Education Trust Fundraising Award and Recognition Ceremony, held at the popular Civil Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Another Esan’s pride, the first Esan son to establish an International Private University in Esan soil, Prof. S.E Eromosele, the founder of Mudiame University, Irrua, among other illustrious sons of Esanland were also honored by Association of Esan Professionals (AEP).

In his address, Gen Cecil Esekhaigbe, PhD, who couldn’t hide his excitement and deep sense of fulfillment, profoundly thanked AEP, an association that parades eminent Esan sons and daughters as it’s members, for the recognition accorded him. The People’s General assured the Esan Assembly of his continued commitment towards the holistic growth and development of Esanland.

Highlight of the ceremony was the fundraising segment for the support of educational institutions in Esanland. The segment gave room for the acknowledgment and applauding of Monday Okpebholo’s strides in the education sector, as evident in his donations of the following;
i) Set of computers and installation of Internet Wi-Fi in Mudiame University,
ii) State-of-The-Art ICT center in Udomi Primary School.
iii) Facilitation of ICT center in Ujabhole Secondary School, and numerous educational scholarship offers to indigent students.

In addition, Monday Okpebholo (aka) Akpakomiza, who is the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Senate in Edo Central Senatorial District, was commended for his donation of patrol vehicles to Esan Atanakpa Security Network, to curb insecurity menace in Esanland. He was further applauded for honoring his invitation through his Campaign Organization. The representatives of the campaign organization was led by a three time Secretary of Esan Central Local Government Council, Hon. Theophilus Oseigba.

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