The Port Harcourt metropolitan city last weekend went agog as His Royal Highness Chief Owabie Tobin the Eze Onumini 1 of Port Harcourt city LGA added another feather on his cap when the League of Character Club of Nigeria confered character award on him.
The ceremony took place in his palace in Port Harcourt city LGA of Rivers State.
Presenting the award, the President of the Character Club, Chief Elder Christian Kokoriko disclosed that the reason for presenting His Royal Highness Chief Owabie Tobin the award was due to his good character and selfless service to humanity, his effort in moulding character of the youths. Chief Kokoriko who noted that the objective of the club is to build character of Nigerians irrespective of religion affiliations or ethnicity recalled that the League of Character Club of Nigeria presented President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan patron award when he was a Deputy Governor of Bayelsa, pointing out that it was the blessing of the award that elevated him to the position of a governor and now the president of Nigeria.
According to him, as the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the League of Character Club of Nigeria presented him another award, the grand patron character award on the 6th August, 2014.
He expressed the need for everyone on the planet earth to always have good character stressing that anyone without good character has lost everything.
Character Kokoriko who noted that the club has brought him to limelight, enjoined the youths not to involve in cultism and other ungodly activities rather they should ensure good character as to be recognized in the society.
He advised parents to always educate their children on how to avoid killing of one another rather should be a benevolent children.
Also in his speech, Mr. Gad Nte who commended the League of Character Club of Nigeria for presenting character award to Chief Owabie Tobin noted that the award is a well deserved one.
He described Chief Owabie Tobin as a vibrant and a fast thinking traditional ruler who deserves to be elevated to a second class stool status and appealed to the Rivers State government to elevate him to enable him showcase his traditional ideas effectively.
In his response HRH Chief Tobin who expressed delight for the award thanked Chief Christian Kokoriko and entire members of the League of Character Club of Nigeria for regionizing him for the award and promised not to relent in building good character among the youths as well as his selfless service to humanity. ###
Emeka Jilly Ejiowhor
