The
British Council in Nigeria says plans are ongoing to organise an alumni event
to honour Prof Wole Soyinka, Joke Silva and all Nigerians who had been to the
United Kingdom to study.
The council’s Communication Manager, Mr Desmond Omovie,
made the disclosure to NAN on Friday in Lagos.
According to him, the event is part of efforts by the
council to identify with and honour such students that have acquired UK
education.
“In some few months from now, we will be organising an
alumni event, basically for Nigerians who have been to the UK to study and now
are back to contribute their quota to the country’s development.
“You know
each time we have Nigerian students going over to the UK to study.
“We usually encourage them to go back home at the end of
their courses and see how they can plough back their knowledge and experience
back to the society,” he told NAN.
“These
people must realise that going to study abroad is all about gaining international
or global exposure, where they get to meet and exchange ideas with other people
from different parts of the world.
“And so organising this sort of alumni event is part of
our corporate social responsibility to the society, coupled with the opportunities
that are attached by the council as they venture to go abroad.
“We will be honouring some prominent Nigerians such as
Prof. Wole Soyinka and Joke Silva among others who as UK alumni, have done very
well in their respective areas of life’s endeavour.”
Omovie added that currently, there was an ongoing
campaign by the council to get all alumni of UK universities who must have
established themselves in various spheres of life to apply for an award.
He noted that these men and women of distinction have
contributed immensely to the development of Nigeria.
According to him, so far and based on the response to the
campaign, the council has recorded between 5,000 and 10,000 individuals who are
alumni and have excelled in their chosen careers.
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