Another feather is added to Palmadex Group with the honor conferred on the MD/CEO of Palmadex Group, Dr. Benard Adedotun Omoyeni as recipient of the Okarufe Meritorious Service Award, by His Royal Majesty the Olubaka of Oka land, Oba Dr. Yusuf Adebori Adeleye OON.
Dr. Benard was among the list of dignitaries honored with the award from Okarufe during the last Oka Day festival celebration early August.
The award is in recognition of his service to the development of Oka land. The award came at a time that the recognition is judged to be well deserving, given the roles Dr. Benard has been playing in the socio economic development of his community.
Dr. Benard was recognized for the scholarship his foundation, the Julius Omoyeni Foundation for Educational Development ( JOFEDEV) has been giving to Oka students since 2017.
So this year provides the opportunity for his service to be recognized, as he was among the dignitaries of the sons and daughters of Oka land that was recognized at that auspicious occasion of Oka day festival 2023.
Among the list of dignitaries that were recognized are His Eminence Most Reverend ( Dr.) Jude Ayodeji Arogundade, the Catholic Bishop of Ondo Diocese, Senator (Prof) Borrofice Ajayi OON, General (Dr.) Jones Arowobofa CFR, the former chief of staff to the former president Goodluck Jonathan, and Prof Deji Gbore, the Vice Chancellor of Sam Maris University, Akugba Akoko.
Others include Victor Ologunaye, founder of Dekure Foundation. ROD Dawodu, Minority Leader of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon. Adejere Adeogun, Member House of Representative, Hon. Akogun Olugbenga Omole among other dignitaries honoured
In the list were 39 dignitaries that were honored with the award in different categories.
Given this award, Palmadex has again been recognised the umpteenth time this year for its contribution to the socio-economic development of the nation.
In the speech of HRM Oba Dr. Yusuf Adebori Adeleye, Dr. Benard was recognized for his commitment and tireless sacrifice to the educational development of Oka land.
The Kabiyesi recalled the year 2017 when the Julius Omoyeni Foundation for Educational Development was inaugurated, incidentally, he was there to perform the inauguration and has watched the foundation year in year out maintain the quality of its operation by sustaining the scholarship he has been giving to students from Oka land. Annually over 30 students enjoy that scholarship for the 7th year running.
This is considered a feat that needs to be recognized given the impact of that on the socio-economic development of the land.
Educate a person you have empowered a society.
So for that singular act of sacrifice, that singular act of giving back to the community, Dr. Benard, the MD/CEO of Palmadex was recognized.
In that event, the Government of Ondo state, members of house of assembly, political bigwigs both at national, state and local levels were all in attendance.
Oka Day festival is an annual festival that holds first Saturday of August aggregating all the sons and daughter of Oka from all walks of life, both locally and in diaspora. They come home to celebrate the advent of New Yam.
New Yam being the symbol of the occupation of the people, as farmers, they celebrate the harvest of the New Yam.
This underscores the importance placed on dignity of labor. And therefore it serves as an occasion for the sons and daughters of Oka land to come together to discuss the path forward in advancing the course of the land bringing about the socioeconomic development of Oka land.
Oka land is known to be a land of honorable men, a land where great men have emerged contributing to national development even at international scale sons and daughters of Oka land have been recognized for their impactful contribution to the growth socially, economically of the nation
So it is the honor of Dr. Benard Omoyeni to be counted worthy of this award listed among the dignitaries, the sons and daughters of Oka land that are recognized for their contribution to the growth and development of the land
In his response at the event Dr. Benard Omoyeni expressed his gratitude to GOD. and to the planning committee, and to HRM Oba Yusuf Adebori Adeleye for counting him worthy for the award for recognizing his modest contribution to the educational development of Oka land, and by extension socio-economic emancipation of the people.
It's an award that is so much cherished and will act as booster motivating him to even do more. he was quick to recall the role HRM has played in supporting the Julius Omoyeni Foundation for Educational Development by achieving its set objectives and goals
Julius Omoyeni Foundation has immensely been supported by Palmadex Group by partnering, funding the scholarship funding requirements.
So, it is an event that again repositions the operations of Palmadex as a company of choice given its corporate social responsibility in giving back to the society, making his footprints, establishing the statements that as a company, they are responsible and always willing to give back to the society, contributing its own quota to the socio-economic development of Nigeria as a whole.
Other dignitaries at the event made their speeches and the conclusion was that the award was rated as well deserving to all recipients in giving their contribution to the growth, development and stability of Oka land. May GOD Bless you. Thank you
Thank You Jesus
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