Lawrence Nwimo, Awka
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hailed Chief Emeka Anyaoku for the roles he has played in promoting national unity and democracy.
Tinubu, who was in Anambra State on Thursday for his one-day working visit, commissioned Emeka Anyaoku Institute for International Studies and Diplomacy at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Awka.
The project built by Anyaoku, a former Secretary General of the Common Wealth, speaks to the impacts of the benefactor in the area of peace and diplomacy.
The Emeka Anyaoku Institute for International Studies and Diplomacy is established to offer degree and certificate programmes in the area of International Relations, Diplomacy, Peace and Conflict Resolution.
Commissioning the project, President Tinubu who lauded the contributions of Chief Anyaoku in national democracy and progress, described him as a great Nigerian.
Speaking on behalf of the university community, UNIZIK Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Joseph Ikechebelu, expressed happiness on the choice of the building of the world-class institute in the university and also the visit of the president
He assured of the smooth running of the institute for the actualization of its primary aim which is instilling of globally accepted peace and conflicts resolution mechanisms in the prospective students.
