HONOUR: Gbaramatu Lawyers receive PENGlobal Iconic Legal Award, promise to do more

updated 24 Feb, 2025

The Gbaramatu Oloutolumo-Abu Gbolei, popularly known as the Gbaramatu Lawyers Association (GLA) in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West council area of Delta State, has bagged the PENGlobal Iconic Legal Organization Award in recognition of its selfless legal services in an attempt to provide access to justice for creek dwellers as well as its contributions via patronage to the growth of the PENGlobal Brand.

The award was presented to the GLA by a special guest, Hon. Godwin Febaide, the Executive Chairman of Oporoza community and the chairman of all chairmen in Gbaramatu Kingdom, on Saturday, February 22, 2025.

Earlier, the Brand Director of PENGlobal, Mr. Abai Francis, had commended the GLA for their contributions to the growth of the kingdom via provision of legal aid as well as for creating awareness to creek dwellers.

The Brand Director also appreciated the role of the legal body towards the growth of the business and social brand promotional agency in collaborating with it to help disseminate information to the grassroots.

Receiving the award on behalf of other members of the GLA, Emotimide Friday Esq., the president of the association, thanked the PENGlobal brand for the honour in recognition of its contributions as regards legal education and legal intervention for creek dwellers.

According to the GLA president, the award was a surprise especially as the legal body was not anticipating any award as its duties were voluntary and were embarked upon as a way of the legal organisation contributing their parts to growth of the kingdom.

"I want to thank you. We really appreciate it. We actually wasn't expecting this. We are actually doing a job we have agreed to do for our kingdom. So whenever we are called upon, we are ready to do it without giving us an award, without giving us anything to motivate us.

"We are already a motivated people who are ready to work for our kingdom. And notwithstanding, since you have taken your time to do this for us, we really appreciate you and your team. And we assure you that in carrying out our duty, our assigned duty, our obligations, we will never leave the media out because media is one of the major tools we use to communicate to the world, to our kingdom, about the things we want to correct and all the things we are doing," Emotimide added.

He pledged that the GLA would continue to do more for the kingdom as well as join hands with the media brand as partners.

"So we assure you again. We are partners. And our partners will grow more stronger and stronger in our activities that we will engage in the future, even today or in the near future. So we thank you very much for this award. The association said I should tell you thank you. And we really appreciate it. Thank you sir. And also chairman, we really appreciate your presence."

Other members of the GLA present during the award presentation are Weresinde Timiyan Esq., Wereyeisigha Linda Esq., and Elisha Bebenimibo Esq.

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