By Ingram Osigwe
Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Ikeja, Lagos will on Saturday, June 22nd, 2024 be agog as the facility hosts the Akokwa Christian Elites’ 2024 edition of Akokwa Eminent Persons’ Dinner.
A press release by the group named an accomplished Enginner, techoncrat, the CEO TECO Group companies and founder, School of Business Success, Engr Charles .A Adewolu, FNSE, as the Chairman of the event.
An apolitical and non governmental Christian body, Akokwa Christian Elites is made up of businessmen and women, professionals, intellectuals and other categories of peace loving and socially constructive men and women of Akokwa extraction who believe in the supremacy of God and who live a life guided by Him through the Christian faith.
A predominantly Christian, community, Akokwa is in Ideato North local government area of Imo state.
As a body, the Akokwa Christian Elite believes that God is the source of all providence and is committed to efforts towards the provision of good living conditions for everyone, as right of all Akokwa indigenes.
Over the years, the group has succeeded in its avowed committement to fostering positive changes in the lives of Akokwa people through their activities.
The group says it will continue to strive to ensure that truth, honesty, love, integrity and fear of God prevail above all other things in Akokwa.
The annual dinner attracts eminent personalities. Among higly placed Nigerians who had in the past been hosted to dinner by the body include captains of industry, political leaders, academics, professionals, religious leaders among others.
These include, Professor Chinedu Nebo, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria Nsukka and one-time Minister for Power, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa of Neimeth International Pharmaceutical Plc., and former Chairman Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), Mr. Tony Ewelike, CEO, A. G Homes, Arc. Azike Diribe, a First Class Architect of the Integrated Consortium, Mr. Marvel Akpoyibo, retired Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Administration, Professor Pat Utomi of the Lagos Business School, His Excellency Senator Anyim Pius Anyim (GCON), former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Late Bar. James Ocholi (SAN), the Pro-Chancellor of Salem University, Kogi State, Arc Ifeanyi Odedo, Managing Director, Sharon Ultimate and Sharon Regency Hotels, Abuja, Dr. Uche Ogah (OON), former Minister of State, Mines and Steel, immediate former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha among others.