A billion thanks are not enough to appreciate the United Nations for instituting this prestigious “African Diaspora Living Legend Award” and finding my humble person worthy of identification and celebration. I am still in awe and really wonder what I have done to deserve this monumental honour. To the organizers, I thank you from the innermost part of my heart. May God’s light continue to shine on you all.
Pen Master and our Great Anioma Historian, Emeka Esogbue, there’s no way the history of renaissance Omuship will be written without your name in gold, Comrade Patrick Nweike Ochei, Prof Onwuejiogwu (of blessed memory) from Ibusa, Prof E A C Nwanze, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Dr. Ikechukwu Enwenwa from Ogwashi Uku, HRM Obi Kikachukwu JP, Obi of Ubulu Uno, Ogbueshi Ahaba, Akamesike Manuel O’coney, and others.
Emeka Esogbue, thank you for graciously accepting my humble request to do an expanded second edition of your book on the Omuship of our Anioma Nation.
Indeed, I am immensely grateful to Anioma sons and daughters, at home and diaspora for their quantum of support, my friends, admirers, and people of goodwill all over the world.
From the innermost part of my heart, I say a big thank you to my friends and colleagues in the Media.
I remain eternally grateful to our Father in heaven that I have found favour in His sight. I doff my hat to our great ancestors and bow with unlimited humility to our forefathers for finding my humble person worthy.
God bless you all bountifully.
HRM Obi Dr. Martha Dunkwu
The Omu of Okpanam/Anioma and Nneoha
