By Ekuson Nw’OgbunkaA buja
The Executive Director (ED), Urban-Rural Environmental Advocacy (U-REA) has heartily congratulated Dr Nnimmo Bassey, the Executive Director Home of the Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) for receiving the prestigious 2024 Wallenberg Medal for Humanitarian Contributions.
Speaking to our correspondent on what he termed ‘the well-deserved global recognition,’ Thursday in Abuja, God’spower Martins, U-REA Executive Director disclosed that Dr. Nnimmo Bassey is a leading environmentalist, architect, poet and humanitarian icon, who touched the lives of the downtrodden and less privileged in many positive ways.
“Your tireless efforts as a renowned environmental activist, championing justice and sustainability, hardly gone unnoticed.
“Your exceptional work and contributions have led to undeniable global recognition, inspiring us all to strive for a livable future for all beings.
“Your vision of a future built on love, humility, dignity, and respect resonates deeply with us.
“As your mentee and admirer, I am grateful for your selfless dedication to protecting the vulnerable and oppressed. Your poetry and writings continue to inspire hope and resistance in the face of environmental injustice,” he concluded.
Recall that the Wallenberg Medal of the University of Michigan is a humanitarian award given to outstanding humanitarians whose advocacy for the defenceless and oppressed reflect the heroic commitment and sacrifice of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish architect, business man, diplomat and humanitarian saved thousands of Jews in Budapest from German Nazis and Hungarian fascists during the later stages of World War II.
Dr. Bassey Nnimmo is the first Nigerian and the fifth African to receive the the honour, following Helen Suzman) 1992), and Archbishop Desmond Tutu (2008) of South Africa, Paul Rusesabagina of Rwanda (2005), and Denis Mukwege from Democratic Republic of Congo (2010).