From Fred Ezeh, Abuja
The Principal of Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, Delta, Dr Samuel Onoji, has been decorated as the “Most Outstanding Head of Africa Tertiary Institution on Campus Peace and Capacity Building 2024.”
The award was bestowed on Dr. Onoji at the Africa Students’ Leaders General Assembly in Abuja, at the weekend, which provided an opportunity for student leaders to converge on Abuja to deliberate on critical issue of national development as well as the welfare and well-being of students.
President of All-Africa Students Union (AASU), Osisiogu Osikenyi, in a statement, on Saturday, said the honour conferred on the PTI Chief Executive Officer was well deserving, owing to his strategic and relentless effort to restore peace in the crisis-ridden PTI.
He said that base on their assessment, Dr. Onoji topped other heads of tertiary institutions in Africa in capacity building for student union leaders in 2024.
He added that Dr. Onoji’s exemplary leadership as the principal of PTI has been a beacon of hope and inspiration to students, academia and other stakeholders of the continental education system.
“This feat and exceptional services by the PTI boss aligns with our mandate as the apex student body in Africa. As the continental body of African students, we implore other heads of tertiary institutions in Africa to borrow a leaf from Onoji’s style of leadership which guarantees a peaceful academic environment, and promotes student union leaders’ capacity-building for efficient service delivery,’’ he said.