Mr. James Ume, founder and chairman of Unubiko Foundation, has bagged the International Peace Award from the United Towns Agency for North-South Cooperation (UTA).
The accolade is a global prize given to those who promote good governance, high-impact projects and policies, amongst others.
Ume will join other recipients at the United Nations Palace, Geneva, in late November where the award will be presented to them.
Speaking, Chief Ume, who is also the Publisher of THE WHISTLER Newspapers, thanked UTA for the recognition, stressing that he believes in charity without noise and expressed his willingness to work closely with the UTA in building an inclusive society for all.
The recognition is coming about two months after Ume was appointed as Patron of the UTA Executive Office in Nigeria.