President Muhammadu Buhari has
congratulated Mr Zannah Mustapha on
winning the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Nansen
Refugee Award for 2017. President Buhari, in a congratulatory
message, issued by his Special Adviser on
Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in
Abuja on Wednesday, felicitated with
Mustapha on the international recognition. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports
that Mustapha is a lawyer engaged in
humanitarian activities among the Internally
Displaced Persons in the Northeast
Buhari believed that Mustapha had inspired
many Nigerians as well as national and
international humanitarian organisations for
his outstanding works on education, peace,
reconciliation and stability in the North-East
of the country. He noted that Mustapha earned the award
because of his courage, hard work and
extraordinary commitment to the welfare of
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the
country, even at the risk of his life. The President enjoined all Nigerians to
emulate “the conscientious dedication of a
compatriot, who has deployed his God-given
talent, time and resources to make life better
for those in dire need.’’
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