Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Enugu State Council bestowed on Dr Pat Asadu an award for embodying a “Pillar of Excellence” in the state. The award was part of the activities to mark the 2019 Press Week of the Enugu Council of the NUJ.
Dr Asadu was nominated, according to the NUJ awards committee, based on his continued works of philanthropy and development in his communities towards widows, youths and medically challenged persons and indigents over the past years.
According to the Union, Dr Asadu deserved the award as he has consistently exhibited his desire for the improvement of his community through initiatives designed to better the lives of his community through empowerment, health and educational projects. He has been at the forefront of giving back to the society; training and funding hundreds of entrepreneurs yearly, sponsoring scholarship and infrastructural projects in the schools in the communities, and providing thousands of villagers with free medical aid annually.
Accepting the award, Dr Asadu pledged not to relent in his efforts to be a driving force in the community and to continue aiding the needy and disadvantaged persons in the state. He listed some of his upcoming projects, ranging from the medical clinic to the thousand student scholarship and entrepreneurship grants to be carried out. He thanked the union for the award as well as their acknowledgement of his effort, he emphasized the guidance of God and his family and dedicated the award to the widows and underprivileged in the communities.