Professor Kingsley Obioha receives his Umuaka Times Award.
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A Consultant Gynecologist and Public Health Physician Professor Kingsley Obioha who won the 2023 Outstanding Medical Doctor of the Year Award from the stable of Umuaka Times newspapers has been presented with the award. The award which was announced on December 21 also had other winners who won in different categories. The award was presented to Professor Kingsley Obioha in his country home in Umuezeala Uba Umuaka of Njaba LGA Imo State on December 29 2023.
The event where the professor received his award was during the “localization” of his chieftaincy title. By the time Umuaka Times arrived at the venue of the event, several top personalities of Uba ranging from Obiato to Umuezikoha were already seated. Top among them was HRH Eze Henry Ojinnaka the Forth of Umuaka. There were also other top personalities like High Chief Eddy Ikwubuo, Chief Fente Onyeari, Chief Obinna Duruji, Chief Solo Obioha and many other high profile Uba Umuaka born personalities and chiefs.
Umuaka Times also observed the presence of Umuezikoha Uba Council of Chiefs which was led by her president, Chief Ralph Duruji. There were also other Uba Umuaka and mainly Umuezikoha community based organizations that were at the event. It was in the presence of these personalities that the publisher of Umuaka Times newspaper Darlington Ojy Onwukwe took the microphone and announced that Umuaka Times was presenting Professor Obioha with the award he won from the media outfit.
After a brief introduction and profile of Professor Obioha, Onwukwe called out Dr Obinna Duruji, a high profile intellectual and attorney to present the award to Professor Obioha. Duruji took the microphone and uttered a few words about the high profile Umuaka Times awardee. Dr Duruji described Professor Obioha as one of the best physicians in West Africa. By the time he made the pronouncement, a roaring ovation from the guests rented the air.
At this juncture, Dr Duruji presented the award to Obioha on behalf of Umuaka Times.
In his acceptance speech, the erudite professor first greeted his guests before he proceeded to thank Umuaka Times for giving him such a prestigious honour in his homeland. He described the award as a stepping stone that would enable him do more things and reach out to more people in trouble.
