UNILAG to honour ANPP chief, Onu

The National Chairman of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Chief Ogbonnaya Onu, is to be honoured by the University of Lagos with the Distinguished Alumni Award.

This is contained in a statement jointly issued by the Alumni President, Prof. Olayide Abass and the Chairman of the Award Committee, Mr Tunde Fadahunsi, on Wednesday in Lagos.

It said that his nomination for the award was arrived at after thoughtful consideration of his contributions towards national development, especially “in his area of calling.”

The award is scheduled to hold at the university’s auditorium on Friday.

The statement added that the award was part of activities to mark the institution’s Golden Jubilee anniversary.

Onu graduated with a first class honours degree in Chemical Engineering from the university in 1976.