After many weeks of commending Miss
Josephine Ugwu, the cleaner who returned
the sum of N12 million in foreign
currencies which she found at the Murtala
Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja,
Lagos to the Airport security in January,
the Lagos State House of Assembly on
Monday honoured her at a plenary in
which she was present.
Miss Ugwu honoured the invitation by the
House attending the sitting with some of
her friends and co-workers.
Deputy Speaker, Hon. Kolawole Taiwo who
presided over the sitting, presented a letter
of commendation and an undisclosed sum
of money to Miss Ugwu.
The letter and the monetary gift were “for
her act of honesty and patriotism for
returning the sum N12million on Friday,
23 January, 2015.”
The Deputy Speaker also thanked Ugwu for
leveraging the country through the act of
returning the money.
According to the letter, her action is a great
inspiration to many who believe in the
future of Nigeria.
“Your conduct has positively affected the
image of Nigeria internationally. It is an
act worthy of emulation, because of this we
decided to hold a special parliamentary
session to celebrate your honesty, integrity,
uprightness, sincerity, truthfulness and
patriotism. We truly believe in you,” the
letter stated.
One of the lawmakers at the sitting, Segun
Olulade, while commending her earlier,
urged the House to give Ugwu employment
in the Assembly or recommend her to the
state governor for employment to
encourage other Nigerians to emulate her.
Also contributing, Rotimi Olowo, another
lawmaker, added that the state government
should honour her by naming any state
institution or monument after her to drive
home the need for honesty and integrity
among the youths in the country.
Deputy Whip of the House, Rotimi Abiru,
said he was very happy that his motion on
Ugwu has seen the light of the day.
Abiru congratulated Ugwu, who he called a
great lady, for being a proud Nigerian who
has demonstrated to the world that there is
hope for the Nigeria as nation.
Thanking the House for the gesture, Ugwu
said she was very happy.
“I never expected that I will be honoured
to be in this Assembly talk more of been
recognised and honoured by this
institution,” she said while adding that she
was only doing her duty according to the
rules of the organisation she works with
and according to the training she received
from her parents.
“My family trained me not take anything
that does not belong to me.
“I also want to prove to the world that
Nigeria is a good country with people of
integrity unlike the wrong impression they
have about the country,” she said adding
that this was the third time since December
2014 that she would be returning money
left behind by passengers to the Airport
security.
Source: PmNews
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