The Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Niger Delta and Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Hon. Kingsley Kuku, has been selected by the State of Georgia in the United States as one of the recipients of its honorary citizenship
In a letter communicating the honour to Kuku, the State of Georgia
hinged its recognition on Kuku’s efforts for a peaceful and prosperous
Niger Delta and Nigeria. “The Commendation and honour from the State of
Georgia is in recognition of your unrivalled contribution to Nigeria’s
socioeconomic growth and development, leading the Presidential Amnesty
Program transparently and undertaken monumental projects that have
contributed immensely towards reforming the ex-agitators and
contributing manpower to the Oil & Gas, aviation, logistics and
other services industry in Nigeria and Africa at large.
“The Congressional Commendation Award shall be presented to you by the
Leadership of Georgia Legislative Assembly, while the Secretary of the
State of Georgia, Mr. Brain P. Kemp, will present you with the Honorary
Citizenship of the state of Georgia,” the letter stated.
The letter further said that “the congressional Black Caucus of the
Georgia senate and the Government of the State of Georgia in their
resolve to continue to support our efforts at rewarding excellence,
innovation, and development in Africa, has therefore accepted to honour
you as an epitome of excellence, with the Congressional Commendation
Award and the Honorary Citizenship of the State of Georgia respectively,
which is the highest award reserved for visiting Heads of government,
Business Leaders, Diplomatic Leaders and those deemed to have
contributed to a worthy cause.
“The Presidential Amnesty Program under your leadership is reputed to
be one of the most ambitious and home-grown Disarmament, Demobilization
and Reintegration Program under which 30,000 former agitators were
enlisted. They also maintain that you have approached the program with
uncommon passion and commitment, which have earned local and global
commendations from organizations around the world.”
The honour which will be presented to Kuku at a gala night on Saturday
is expected to be attended by the Executive Governor of Georgia, Mr.
Nathan Deal, Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, Professor Ade
Adefuye, the foremost civil rights activist and one time presidential
hopeful in the United States, Rev. Jesse Jackson, amongst other
political, business and diplomatic leaders.
In the US, Kuku will be visiting MedShare, a non-profit organisation
dedicated to improving healthcare and the environment through the
efficient recovery and redistribution of the surplus of medical supplies
and equipment to those most in need in developing countries.
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