The Economic Commission of West African States, ECOWAS, at its 55th Ordinary Session in Abuja, bestowed excellence awards with cash gifts on three persons.
One of the beneficiaries was Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh, who died after taking great risk to prevent Ebola virus from spreading in Lagos city, after attending to a Liberian patient, Patrick Sawyer in her First Consultant Hospital, Ikoyi.
Adadevoh placed the man in quarantine despite pressures from the Liberian government. And she paid for it, contacting the virus and dying in August 2014 at the age of 57.
She was posthumously awarded a $10,000 prize.
Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General, was also given a posthumous award of $20,000. It was received by his wife, Nane Annah.
Also an award of excellence went to Madame Germaine Acogny, as a deserving citizen of the Community on Violet Art Choregraphique.
Germaine Acogny, is a Senegalese dancer and choreographer. She is responsible for developing “African Dance”, as well as the creation of several d`ance schools in both France and Senegal. She hailed originally from Benin and is now 75 years old.
All the awards and certificates were presented by President Muhammadu Buhari, chairman of the 44-year-old regional bloc.
