Excitement as Association of Oji-River Journalists Confers Life Time Achievement Award on Dr Okey Ibeabuchi

BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

There was jubilation at Achi community last week as members of the Association of Oji-River Local Government Journalists honoured the Medical Director of Palmers Hospital, Port Harcourt, Dr Okey Ibeabuchi with “Life Time Achievement Award”.

In a citation read by the Chairman of the Association, Comrade Norbert Okolo, Dr Ibeabuchi was described as a humanist whose exemplary philanthropic gestures towards his people and Oji-River in general needed to be emulated by well-meaning sons and daughters of Oji-River Local Government Area of Enugu State.

Dr Okey who prefers to keep away from publicity on his numerous interventions, was described as ‘a golden fish that has no hiding place’ considering that he is a private medical practitioner but with a large heart.

When asked to reel out some of his achievements, he quietly declined, noting that it is not in his character to do so.

But as gate keepers, the Association was very much aware of his outstanding contributions to the socio- economic development of Achi and Oji-River.

The citation noted his recent donation of a large sum of money to Algon health center in his community as a case in point.

His regular medical missions in his autonomous community have been so helpful in giving succour to the indigents. He has never failled to contribute a major share to any worthy project in Oji-Rver Local Government Area.

“It is in regard to these outstanding contributions of Dr Okey Ibeabuchi that he was considered for the life Time Achievement Award by the Association”, the Association chairman explained.

Editor

Jude Ossai (JP) a veteran journalist is a National Diploma holder in Mass Communication from Ogwashi-Uku Polytechnic Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. He also studied at Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Enugu and Imo State University, Owerri for his first and second degrees in Mass Communication, respectively. He writes extensively on politics, crime, corruption, climate change, healthcare, human rights, social justice, among others.