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The President, Nigeria Association of Auctioneers, Alhaji Aliyu Kiliya, right, receives the award from an official of the African Students’ Union Parliament
By Antony Maliki, Abuja
The adage “Golden Fish has no hiding place” was aptly demonstrated when the National President of the Nigeria Association of Auctioneers (NAA), Alhaji Aliyu Kiliya was honoured by the African Students Union Parliament for his diligence and committed leadership.
Alhaji Kililya was bestowed with the award as “Africa’s Patriotic Icon of integrity and leadership” at an elaborate ceremony in Abuja.
The National President of Nigeria Association of Auctioneers was decorated with a medal and given a large plaque of the award.
Alhaji Kiliya expressed gratitude for being recognized to receive such award from an African organization noting that he would continue to do his best in any given position.
In his speech, Nigerian Representative in the Parliament, Comrade James Uneze explained that what the Parliament is doing was the reintroducing the concept of Pan-Africanism.
According to him, while other parts of the world have developed themselves, the development of Africa must be done by Africans and for Africans.
“We Africans must join hands together to develop Africa,” he said.
He gave the historic background on the formation of the Parliament which started in 1955 as West Africa Students’ Union in UK led by Ladipo Solanke with about 31 students.
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Comrade Uneze pointed out that at the time, their objective was to fight for equal rights among black and white students which snowballed from students’ union to nationalism.
He noted that the activities of the Parliament are both on-campus and off-campus ranging from sensitization of youths against drug abuse, cultism and prostitution among others.
The Nigerian Representative stressed that they have partnered with the Police and Customs on how to deal with the issue of drug abuse.
In his remarks, the Majority Leader, Hon. Kobehi Kossah, from Ivory Coast, spoke in French which was interpreted said one of the activities in the parliament is to showcase and portray our own.
He noted that we still have people in corners across Africa that are doing excellently well about the course of national development in Africa.
Hon. Kossah pointed out that the Parliament is pleased to identify with Alhaji Kiliya because of their believe that like Africans they are looking at how to contribute their quota to Africa and identify with leaders they can emulate.
Among those at the award ceremony are the National Secretary, Nigeria Association of Auctioneers, Engineer Isibor Ehbulimen and Executive Council members of the Association from across the country.
From the Students’ Union Parliament side, apart from the Nigerian Representative and Majority Leader were Hon. Pablo Eppah Fosso from Cameroon, Lami Ogoho, Deputy Director for Gender, Joshua Ali Deve, Deputy Country Coordinator.
