At the presentation of a one million naira scholarship grant by Dufil Prima Foods Limited to three Nigerian youngsters in honor of their social, physical, and intellectual fortitude, Minister of Women Affairs Barrister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye made this statement.
The minister declared, "The award is deserving of imitation because it has the power to inspire other young people in the nation to perform selfless deeds as well as to cultivate social consciousness regarding appropriate standards and values that influence the culture, religion, ethnicity, and diversity of the Nigerian people."
Barrister Kennedy-Ohanenye stated that the President Bola Tinubu-led administration is fully committed to the welfare and development of Nigerian children, women, and people living with disabilities in society with the goal of giving them a sense of belonging in a communiqué made public by the ministry's Head of Press & Public Relations, Grace Njoku.
She stated that in order to achieve this government policy goal, the ministry under her direction will keep working together and enlisting the help of pertinent parties.
The speaker expressed her appreciation for Dufil Prima Foods' continuous recognition of exceptional Nigerian children since 2008. She also encouraged other corporate entities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and well-meaning Nigerians to support these commendable efforts and collaborate with the Federal government to further the development of Nigerian children.
Helen Emmanuel of Ikot Usong, Akwa Ibom State, won the Social Bravery award at the Dufil Prima Foods Limited awards ceremony in 2023. Happiness Bassey, also of Ikot Usong, Akwa Ibom State, won the Physical Bravery award for preventing her mother from selling her younger brother, and Ferdinand Maumo of Makoko, Lagos State, a physically challenged person with spastic cerebral palsy, won the Intellectual Bravery award for exhibiting an extraordinary understanding of chess through pattern recognition.