First Eco CEO bags AU award

THE Managing Director ( MD) and Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) of First Eco Limited, Samantha Simeon, has bagged African Union Ambassadorial award.

The award and induction ceremony, which was held in Abuja, was in recognition of her philanthropy that concerns gender, children development, religious tolerance and community development.

According to a statement, she has awarded scholarship grants to students from indigent homes and built educational facilities for public use in rural communities in Delta State, among other laudable human capital development efforts.

It stated that her contribution was in line with aspiration one and six of The African Union Agenda 2063, which calls for a prosperous Africa based on inclusive growth an d sustainable development and an Africa whose development is people driven; y outh, women and children inclusive.

The Guardian gathered that the award is tailored to promote y oung pan- African leaders in alignment with African Union Agenda 2063, tagged “The Africa we want” and to strengthen diplomatic ties on the continent

Fielding questions from the media, Simeon, who expressed gratitude stated that her passion lies with the growth and development of young people and women who she considers the driv - ers of the “Africa of our dreams.”

“I’ve always been interested in the plight of rural people; youth and women. They hold the aces for our continent and the earlier we provide sustainable leverage for them, the better,” she said.