Nurses Across the Borders signs MoU with Delta State …As Nani, DESOPADEC Board Chair dedicates award to Okowa

Chairman DESOPADEC Olorogun Obukohwo John Nani bags Global Climate Change Advocate Award at the UNFCCC COP 28 Conference.  Here Pastor Peters Omoragbon Executive President Nurses Across The Borders International and UNFCCC Designated Contact Person handing over the Award to him.

Nurses Across the Borders International has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) at the UNFCCC Cop 28 Conference holding in Dubai Expo city.

The event equally witnessed an Award ceremony where the Chairman of DESOPADEC was given the award as a Global Climate Change Advocate and the Governor with the Pioneer recipient of the Climate Change Champion.

The award which was handed over to Olorogun Obukohwo John Nani in faraway United Arab Emirates at the Dubai Expo City at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change-UNFCCC COP 28 Conference on December 11, 2023, by Nurses Across the Borders International was in recognition of his unflinching environmental sustainability activities in the state from his days as the Commissioner of Eniviroment.

Olorogun Nani in a show of gratitude dedicated his Award to his former boss, the Immediate Past Governor of Delta State, Senator Arthur Okowa. 

In his acceptance speech, Nani appreciated the immediate past governor of Delta State, Okowa who appointed him as Commissioner for Environment and provided him the enabling environment for him to function. 

Whilst he was Commissioner he was able to lay the foundation for the climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies in the state. 

The DESOPADEC Board Chairman expressed satisfaction, pouring encomium on the current governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, for sustaining the legacy left by his predecessor saying “The current Governor Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has equally increased the tempo of the past governor with the support the state has given the DESOPADEC to carry out their community development initiatives. The current pervading peace in the state has in no small way contributed to the successes recorded so far by the commission in its community engagement.” 

In the end, the chairman of DESOPADEC appreciated the Nurses Across the Borders for the honour and pledged to ensure that with the MOU entered into with the commission, he looks forward to exploring both the expertise and international network of Nurses Across the Borders in building sustainable mitigation and adaptation strategies against the rampaging effects of the climate change in Delta State.  

Also in attendance and co-signing the MOu with the Chairman, was Olorogun Taleb Tebrite, the Executive Director, projects. 

From Nurses Across the Borders was Hon. Ganiu Adetola, Deputy National President, Nigeria, Nurses Across the Borders and Deacon Okezi Odugala-Deputy Director of Federal University of Petroleum Resources Centre for Sustainable Development signed the MOU as witness.