In order to immortalise the late General Owoye Azazi, Bayelsa State Government has instituted an endowment fund with the sum of N5 million in the National Defence College, Abuja for the purpose of establishing an Award for Outstanding Academic Performance in the College.
Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah(rtd), at the weekend presented the draft on behalf of Governor Seriake Dickson during the graduation ceremony of course 22 at the National Defence College, Abuja.
According to Rear Admiral Jonah, the endowment fund was made in appreciation and remembrance of the immense contributions of the late General Azazi not only to Bayelsa State but also to the Nigerian nation when he was alive. He, therefore, urged the National Defence College to open a dedicated fixed deposit account with the money so that the accruing interest will continue to serve and sustain the purpose of instituting the endowment fund.
In his response, the Commandant of the National Defence College, Rear Admiral Patrick Agholor, thanked the State Government for taking concrete steps to immortalize one of its illustrious sons, stressing that the collaboration between the College and the State Government will continue to flourish in the years ahead. It would be recalled that the State Government pledged to immortalize the late General Azazi during his burial by instituting a prize for Outstanding Academic Performance at the National Defence College.
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SOURCE; http://nigerianpilot.com/bayelsa-moves-to-immortalise-gen-azazi/
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