By Austin Ogwuda

Asaba—PUBLISHER of Vanguard Newspapers, Mr. Sam Amuka, was among prominent Nigerians who bagged the Entrepreneurship Award at the memorial anniversary celebration of the passage of Mama Angelina Azinge, in Asaba, Delta State, weekend.

Mr. Gbenga Adefaye, Editor-in-Chief, Vanguard newspapers (left) receiving Entrepreneurship Award on behalf of Mr. Sam Amuka, Publisher, Vanguard newspapers from Chief Michael Agbamuche, Owelle of Akwukwu Igbo, during the first anniversary memorial dinner/award night of the passage of the Matriarch, Mama Angelina Onyebuchi Azinge, in Asaba, Delta State.

It was the maiden Entrepreneurship Award instituted and managed by Angelina Azinge Entrepreneurship Foundation with Chief Michael Agbamuche, SAN, as chairman.

Other recipients of the award were, Dr. Raymond Dokpesi, Chief Sunny Odogwu, Chief Uche Okpuno , Hajia Bola Shagaya as well as the Delta State Government.

Receiving the award on behalf of Mr. Amuka, the General Manage/Editor-in-chief of Vanguard Newspapers, Mr. Gbenga Adefaye, thanked the organisers.

He said: “Mr. Amuka is pleased to accept this award and appreciates same. He is not one person that you see going about taking awards.”

Prof. Epiphany Azinge, SAN, the prime mover of the foundation, formally introduced the Chairman and members of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation, which include, Mr. Innocent Isichei, Dr. Valerie Azinge, Mrs. Alice Amuka, Princess Pat Ajudua, Prof. Paul Idornigie, Enewa Rita Chris-Garuba, Emeka Azinge, Jerry Azinge and Ogbueshi Onyia.

Speaking at the public lecture/policy dialogue earlier in the day, the state deputy governor, Prof. Amos Utuama, SAN, said: “I am proud to have a link to this enviable family by association with one of its illustrious members, a fellow alumnus of the Faculty of Law, University of Lagos, a friend and brother, a learned Silk, a scholar par excellence and a man of class and style, a change agent, a distinguished author, the immediate past Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Ogbueshi Prof Epiphany Azinge, SAN.”

Scholarships and other empowerment packages were given out at the three- day event.