Four Nigerians will be
presented the inaugural Queen’s Young Leaders Awards, on Monday, at the United
Kingdom’s Buckingham Palace.
The awards will be
presented by the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II. The four Nigerians are:
Isaiah Owolabi, Kelvin Ogholi, Nkechikwu Azinge and Oladipupo Ajiroba.
According to a
statement issued by the QYL, the awards are being given to exceptional young
people from across the Commonwealth. Apart from the four beneficiaries from
Nigeria, Canada, India, Cameroon and South Africa have three winners each.
The award winners aged
between 18 and 29 are being recognised by the UK monarch for taking the
initiative to support others, raise awareness and inspire change on a variety
of different issues including education, gender equality, mental health and
disability equality.
“We are very much
looking forward to welcoming the first Queen’s Young Leaders to London on the
22nd (of June). It will be such an honour to witness these exceptional young
people receiving their awards from Her Majesty the Queen for their incredible
work in their countries and across the Commonwealth,” the Executive of the
Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust, Dr. Astrid Bonfield, said.
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