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Reps Minority Leader, Chinda bags 2025 Leadership Award, dedicates it to Nigerians

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"PqdNJi42" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"vvG603rl" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The Minority Leader of the tenth House of Representatives&comma; Rep Kingsley Ogundu Chinda has bagged 2025 leadership award Award for &&num;8220&semi;INTEGRITY&comma; STEWARDSHIP&comma; &amp&semi; TRANSPARENCY IN PUBLIC SERVICE&&num;8221&semi; &period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The award was presented to the Frontline leader by Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness CCLCA in conjunction with Naijablitznews and Hellosis Media on Tuesday in Abuja&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Chinda in his brief acceptance speech said he was dedicating the award to Nigeria as he fervently pray for the country to return to its former glory &period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He said &&num;8221&semi; it&&num;8217&semi;s time for sober reflection considering what is happening in the country for the moment&comma; I fervently pray that God should help us get things we have left undone to enable us bring Nigeria back to its place of pride&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"erLO0veQ" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;To this end I dedicate this award to all Nigerians &period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a short citation read by the Associate Editor of Naijablitznews&comma; Ms Gloria Ikibah on behalf of the DG of Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness CCLCA&comma; Dr Gabriel Nwambu&comma; it was noted that&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Honourable Ogundu Kingsley Chinda&comma; a dedicated lawyer&comma; the Minority Caucus Leader of the House of Representatives&comma; and the representative of Obio&sol;Akpor Federal Constituency&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Fondly known to his colleagues and constituents as O&period;K&period;&comma; our honoree is not just a legislator&semi; he is a force for positive change who has been in the forefront of Nigerian politics since 2011&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Legislative Firepower&colon; Championing the Common Good<br &sol;>&NewLine;The hallmark of a dedicated legislator&comma; as demonstrated by Rt&period; Hon&period; Chinda&comma; is the ability to table motions and bills that directly alleviate the plight of Nigerians&period; In this Tenth Assembly&comma; his impact has been immediate and profound&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We specifically celebrate his determined effort to amend the Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry Content Development &lpar;NOGICD Act&rpar;&comma; 2010&period; By seeking to extend this Act to cover other critical sectors of the Nigerian economy&comma; he aims to ensure that Nigerians across all levels—not just those in the oil and gas sector—enjoy an overwhelming fallout of economic growth and skill development&period; This move is designed to grow the Nigerian skill and economy astronomically&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Furthermore&comma; at a time when economic hardship touches every Nigerian&comma; O&period;K&period; Chinda led the charge earlier this month for the payment of a living wage to Nigerian workers&period; The House&comma; spurred by his motion&comma; resolved that no Nigerian worker should earn less than N100&comma;000&comma; sending an iron-cast message to the executive that the legislature is waiting and watching to ensure citizens are protected from the current economic downturn&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;We also recognize his fierce protection of national interest&comma; as seen in the recent outright condemnation of the proposed unequal trade agreement with the UK&comma; which would have compromised the standing of Nigerian legal practitioners&period; His stance here demonstrates an unwavering commitment to equal and fair partnership&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Indelible Footprints in Service&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Rt&period; Hon&period; Chinda’s contributions are not limited to the current assembly&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;During the Eighth Assembly&comma; as Chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts&comma; he broke records by submitting three audited reports on MDAs and successfully making the committee the first in Nigeria to be e-compliant&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;This meticulous&comma; faultless approach earned him the distinction of being voted the most meticulous lawmaker in two different Assemblies&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;His philosophy that opposition is about offering credible alternatives and putting smiles on the faces of Nigerians shines brightest in his constituency development efforts&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8221&semi; He is the first and only lawmaker to establish an &&num;8220&semi;Obio&sol;Akpor Embassy&&num;8221&semi; in Abuja&comma; providing free accommodation for up to three nights for his constituents&period; This dream was actualized from his student days at the Rivers State University&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Through initiatives like the &&num;8220&semi;I win u win&&num;8221&semi; program&comma; he provides JAMB forms and scholarships&comma; focusing on massive skills acquisition and empowerment with starter packs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;His belief is simple&colon; teach his constituents how to fish for a living&comma; not to give them fish for immediate consumption&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;A Distinguished Journey<br &sol;>&NewLine;Born on March 24th&comma; 1966&comma; in Elelenwo&comma; Rt&period; Hon&period; Kingsley Chinda’s journey began with a strong academic foundation&comma; culminating in his legal training at the Nigerian Law School&comma; Lagos&comma; in 1995&period; His early career included anchoring a free legal clinic on the radio&comma; &&num;8220&semi;You and the law&comma;&&num;8221&semi; offering pro-bono cases to indigent persons a testament to his community service ethic&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;&&num;8221&semi;From a Junior Solicitor to a Principal Partner&comma; his path eventually led him to public service as the Commissioner for the Rivers State Ministry of Environment before his election to the National Assembly&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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