Ebonyi Govt Hails Medical Doctor For Winning 3 National Awards

By Nwogha Ndubuisi, Abakaliki

Ebonyi State government has congratulated Dr. Sunday Isaac Nwigboji for winning three awards at the 41st Hybrid Convocation Ceremony of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN) held at the College's Auditorium in Ijanikin Lagos on Thursday. At the event, the Ebonyi born young Medical Doctor won three awards after emerging tops in three categories in the Faculty of Radiology Examinations. He was awarded the Professor BC Umerah Prize for Best Part 1 Candidate in Clinical Radiology, Faculty of Radiology Examination of the College.

He also bagged the Prof M Obajimi Prize for Best Part 1 Candidate in Radiological Physics, Faculty of Radiology Faculty of Radiology Examination of the College. To top it off, he carted away the Professor Bayo Banjo Prize for the Best Candidate in Part 1 FMCR Best Overall, Faculty of Radiology Examination of the College. In a statement issued by the State Commssioner for Information and State Orientation, Jude Okpor, the state government described him as a role model to the youths of the state. Okpor said “it is with profound pleasure that we congratulate our own Dr Sunday Isaac Nwigboji who was conferred with three awards at the 41st Hybrid Convocation Ceremony of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN). “It must be said without mincing words that Dr Nwigboji and other great achievers like him are the true image makers of our dear state, especially in this era when profiling, mudslinging , and dismissing the humble achievements and intellectual capacity of our people has become a fashionable obsession and a mark of self-fulfillment among people from our sister states. “This is a testament to what we can achieve as a people; a signpost to the greatness that runs in our blood. “We congratulate him on this great achievement, and hereby express our conviction that he will continue to be a great ambassador; a great image maker, and worthy role model to other young Ebonyians. “To this end, we invite other Ebonyians to endeavor to emulate the doggedness, hard work, resilience and committed efforts made by Dr Sunday Isaac Nwigboji towards the accomplishment of this goal”. Dr Nwigboji is the son of the Traditional Ruler of Ekpomaka Community in Ikwo local government area of Ebonyi State and a Resident Doctor at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AE-FUTHA).