Nigerian Journalist honoured by Obama

 
The U.S. President, Barack Obama has awarded a Nigerian Journalist, Mr. Edwin Nwachukwu the President’s Volunteer Service Award.

The Volunteer Service Award is a recognition by the UN President of individuals that have helped to address the needs of persons with disabilities.

Delivering the award, President Obama commended the Nigerian Journalist “for helping to address the most pressing needs in the country”.

By this gesture, President Obama said that Nwachukwu had demonstrated that assisting people with disabilities “are duties that we do not grudgingly accept, but rather seize gladly, firm in knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit than giving our all to a difficult task.

” Showering more encomiums on the journalist who is the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) North America Correspondent, Obama said “his volunteer service demonstrates the kind of commitment to his community that moves America a step closer to its great promise”.

While commending Nwachukwu for “devotion to service and doing all you can to shape a better tomorrow” Obama pointed out that while government could open more opportunities to serve the U.S. communities, it was up to each of the citizens to seize those opportunities.