Ekanem Bags Imperial College Alumni Award

Imperial College London Alumni Association of Nigeria (ICAAN) has honoured Technical Assistant to the Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Mr. Odiong Ekanem,with an award of recognition for exemplary leadership in public service.

At the event, which was held in Lagos,  Ekanem, who has served in various capacities with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) before being seconded to the Office of the Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas) as Technical Assistant, thanked the association for finding him worthy of the honour, saying it will spur him to doing more.

“I am deeply humbled by this recognition and award.  I never knew my modest contributions were being observed and it challenges me to do more for my organisation and this country that has invested so much in me,” he said.

While delivering his opening remarks  at the event,  Chairman  ICAAN  Board of Trustees (BoT), Dr. Edet Amana,  thanked Alumni of the Imperial College for remaining great Ambassadors of the school.

He  lauded them for their passion, commitment and unwavering dedication to the growth of the Nigerian oil and gas sector and society at large as evidenced by the recent appointment of four of its Alumni into top government positions.

Amana encouraged the awardees, who included the Deputy Governor of Ogun State; Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC; Group CEO of Royal Exchange Group; Pioneer Executive Commissioner Development of Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory (NUPRC), to continue to do their best to uphold the virtues of humility and hard work that Imperial College instills in all its alumni.