Seven business and socio-religious leaders have been presented with the fellowship awards of the United Kingdom-based ShaddaiVille Leadership Academy.
In a statement made available to Sunday PUNCH, the awards were presented to them by media veteran and President, ShaddaiVille Ministries International, Dr Kunle Hamilton, as part of activities marking the seventh annual celebration of his church harvest tagged âCCC PraiseVilleâs Festival of the Word 7.0â held in Yaba, Lagos, on September 7.
According to the statement, each of the awardees was selected based on their sterling achievements.
Among the recipients of the award were the Member, Pastor in Council and Lagos Regional Head of the Celestial Church of Christ, Ebenezer Oshoffa; Convener of the Luli Concert, Gbenga Adebayo; media veteran and global spokesman for the Celestial Church, Kayode Ajala; as well as the Primate of Oke Igbala Ayo C&S Church, Andrew Akinnubi.
Other honourees included a Member, Pastor in Council and Trustee of the Celestial Church, Anthony Onoh; another MPIC, David Sikpa; and Ireland-based Ven. Sup. Evangelist Peter Adekunle.
Commending the awardees, Hamilton said, âWe celebrate and appoint each of you into the Body of Fellows of the ShaddaiVilleLeadership Academy for your exemplary lifestyles plus outstanding career and socio-preneurship achievements. We trust that you will remain moral beacons of light to thousands of Nigerians.
 âOn our part as twin Christian ministries that span across Nigeria, England, America, Canada and Germany, ShaddaiVille and CCC PraiseVillehave continued to train both Christians and Muslims in UK-certificated leadership and entrepreneurship studies, free of charge since 2007. Also free are our annual teenagersâ motivational and vocational retreats, as well as food outreaches to orphans, widows and indigent communities.â
The awardees, including Adebayo and Ajala, appreciated the gesture, and commended Hamilton âfor been at the forefront of shaping the minds of our youths for greatness.â
