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When I see online armies who wallow in the pool of ignorance and acrimonious sentiments trying to pull an established authority like Ned Munir Nwoko down, I honestly feel sorry for their buffoonerious attitude. Sadly, folks who constitute this nuisance on the fringes of divergent social media platforms are unfiltered elements who haven’t even figured out their paths in life, yet they would rather dissipate energies online hurling words at a distinguished Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, a lawyer of international repute, philanthropist, an unassuming colossus, and scholar of magnificent excellence.
It’s important to note that Ned Nwoko isn’t just a senator but an accomplished figure who has survived scars and conquered terrains with enthralling and specialized legal services across Africa and the world at large.
In a conditioned-atmosphere driven by noise rather than substance, Senator Prince Ned Munir Nwoko stands out as a quiet force of intellect, wealth, and purpose. A man of rare distinction, candour, and existential grit. This article comes as an intervention propelled by disingenuous histrionics littered like filthy rags across the media space by some disgruntled social media bandits who choose to live in a castle of fallacies rather than dine with the truth. Interestingly, the aforementioned constitutes an imaginary replication of David Rubadiri’s , ” An African Thunderstorm.”
Hence, the need to set the records right!
Ned Nwoko depicts the fusion of nobility and progress; a fine aristocrat of intellect who prefers peace to noise and media hypes. His story is one carefully chiseled by time, discipline, and vision. A sound mind who embodies a philosophy of excellence that is amazingly uncommon. He is niether a product or a purveyor of “cho cho cho.”
Educated in the United Kingdom, Nwoko’s credentials glitter with distinction. He is a proud graduate of Law and History from Keele University and a Master’s degree holder in Law from King’s College London, and was called to the English Bar at Lincoln’s Inn and admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.
Before many took note of his global repute, he had already carved a niche as a billionaire legal consultant, investor, and strategist, principally instrumental in Nigeria’s historic Paris Club Refund negotiations that transformed the fiscal landscape of several states.
As a former member of the Federal House of Representatives (1999–2003), his legislative touch bore the marks of excellence, courage, and foresight. As the first Black African to visit the South Pole, Antarctica, Nwoko has lived his life within the prism of a proud African ambassador who represents both Nigeria and Africa in a very commendable light on the global stage.
But beyond the courtroom and corridors of power lies a deeper narrative; the story of a man devoted to nation-building through human capital. As Founder and Chancellor of the Sports University of Nigeria, Nwoko has woven the ideals of discipline, education, and empowerment into a single visionary catalogue. The institution, Africa’s first specialized university for sports, stands as an attestation to his belief that the greatness of a people is cultivated in the minds of its youth. Through his scholarship schemes, youth programs, and community initiatives, he has emerged as a builder of men through human capital development and an architect of enduring systems.
As a serving Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ned Nwoko has shown substantial intentionality and profound competence in the discharge of his duties to Nigeria and his senatorial district by returning dividends back to the people and promoting peace, justice, and equity. In the purview of his senatorial capacity, he has sponsored a flurry of important bills and moved motions of strategic importance leveraging his position as Chairman, Senate Committee on Reparations.
In all of these, the core of Ned Nwoko’s greatness is not found merely in marble edifices or monetary magnitudes; it is found in his shared humanity. Despite his towering influence, he carries the calm aura of one deeply in tune with the rhythm of compassion. Amidst the current media trial he faces from the social media mob, a nefarious mixture of an abridged caboodle of some ignorant Gen Zs, alongside some ruthless feminists borne by circumstances, Nwoko remains a benevolent leader, a man who uses power as a bridge, not a barrier; whose generosity touches the humble and the high alike. His legacy of youth and women empowerment continues to birth dreams across Delta State and beyond. This, amplifies voices that would otherwise remain unheard.
Conclusively, it’s therefore instructive we make peace with the fact that Ned Nwoko is not merely a man of means; he is a philosophy of hope fashioned in human form, a sweet melody of purpose orchestrated by destiny. In the grand narrative of Nigeria’s evolving history, he stands as a gentle giant with towering achievements of impact and excellence; a man who builds empires not with noise but with an inspiring deluge of noble intents by creating unforgettable footprints that would outlive the echoes of noise and false narratives in the corridors of time.
Sunny Ibeh Jnr,
A Brand Media Practitioner and a Strategic Communication Professional. He writes from Abuja, Nigeria.
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