By Nna Anulumadu
The Coordinator Health Services, Archdiocese of Onitsha Very Rev. Fr. Dr. Basil Ekwunife last week bagged Ambassador of Ethics and Conscience award ( AEC) from Centre for Ethics and Self Value Orientation ( CESVO).
The Executive director of the Centre Ethicist Prince Salih Musa Yakubu while presenting the award to Fr Ekwunife who is also the Vice Chancellor of the Archdiocese stated that the Coordinator won the award having successfully passed the Center leadership on the ethical upright citizen committed to a better Nigeria after the conduct of their annual Independent Secret Assessment Programme.
He commended Fr Ekwunife for the high level of ethical standard compliance College of Nursing Sciences St Charles Borromeo Onitsha is exhibiting, describing it as encouraging and exemplary.
In recognition of the excellent performances, St Charles Borromeo College of Nursing Sciences led by the astute administrator Rev Fr Fidelis Nwanze bagged Cooperate Business Ethics and Integrity compliance award.
Also, the proprietor of St Charles Borromeo Specialist Hospital Onitsha His Grace Most Valerian Okeke received Ethical Leadership and Compliance Certificate( ELCC )award from the Centre while the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)of the hospital Rev Fr Dr Izunna Okonkwo were honoured with Professional Ethics Compliance Ambassador( PECA) award for ensuring that ethical standard are maintained in the said hospital.
in his remarks, Fr Ekwunife described the award as a welcome development. His words: ” It is an encouragement that what we are doing are being appreciated by others we do not even know. It is an encouragement to sustain the excellent performances in our College of Nursing Sciences. It is also a call to strengthen our feathers and strengthen new areas that needed attention and improve further. We cannot be tired of learning because by leaning we empower our selves constantly. We will continue to strengthen what we have already perfected that makes for us more forbidable institution. We thank the Archbishop His Grace Most Rev Valerian Okeke for his encouragement that has actually led us far. It is a very big motivation.
Nothing good comes easy. All we have achieved is simply product of series of selfless sacrifices over the years. There is no gain in sharp practices, in trying to cut corners, in trying to award marks to students that do not merit such marks or trying to admit somebody who has not passed into our institution. If the Archbishop has said nobody should enter into College of Nursing Sciences without passing very well, it will be a big tragedy if any of us under him should do the otherwise. However, the management, staff and students of our College of Nursing Sciences do not compromise standard which made adherence to the ethical compliance a possibility.”
Fr Ekwunife encouraged management, staff and students of the College not to relent in doing good, testifying that it is already attracting positive attention from far and near. .
Center for Ethics and Self Value Orientation ( CESVO) is an International NGO exposing corruption, promoting ethical and value leadership, providing ethical education and self value orientation of global citizens.
