Our
very first lady,Patience Jonathan, on Thursday added one more Honorary
Doctorate degree to her gallery after a South Korean University honoured her. It is
Mrs. Jonathan’s fourth doctorate since becoming Nigeria’s First Lady. The
awarding institution, Hansei University, said they honoured Mrs. Jonathan
because she had worked “hard for many good causes.”
“She’s a humanitarian who has dedicated her life to working for
the less privileged in Nigeria and Africa especially for women and children,”
president and Chancellor of Hansei University, Sung-Hae Kim said. ”Her
vision as the defender of the poor in Nigeria fits into Hansei University’s
motto of a practising Christian. Now she’s part of our community,” Prof. Kim
added.
The
university also said it chose her for the degree because of her dedication to
prayer.
”I
was surprised that she travelled here for the Church Growth International
conference years back to pray for Nigeria. For her selfless work, Hansei
University confers this degree on her,” Yonggi Cho, co-founder of the Hansei
University.
“I
was just doing my own thing not knowing that in far away Asia everything was
being noted. I want to assure you all that with God’s help I will do more,”
Mrs. Jonathan said, thanking the Koreans.
”My
grandma used to say: `Whatever little you have, share; If you have a thousand
and you can’t share, you won’t share a million if you have’.
The
News Agency of Nigeria reported that the ceremony was attended by wives of the
governors of Benue and Ebonyi, wives of the Chief of Army Staff and the Chief
of Naval Staff, among other dignitaries.
Source:
Premium Times
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