Tanko Ashang, SAN, Cross River State Commissioner for Justice and state Attorney General has bagged Career Excellence Award.
The award which was given to the Senior Advocate of Nigeria by the National Youth Council of Nigeria, Obanliku Chapter conferred on Barr Tanko as a career achiever who has worked rigorously to the peak of the Legal profession.
Presenting the award, the President of National Youth Council of Nigeria, Obanliku Chapter, Comr. Prince Adie popularly known as Argentina described Barr Tanko Ashang an outstanding lawyer who knows the rudiments of his job to have attained the pinnacle of the legal profession.
Argentina further mentioned that the award was also in recognition of Tanko’s excellent performance in uplifting the plight of the poor and vulnerable in Obanliku, through scholarship at all levels of education and community infrastructural development.
Barr Tanko while receiving the award in his Calabar office, thanked the youth organization for their thoughtfulness, assuring them of his continuous support for the development of Obanliku.
The learned silk used the opportunity to enjoin the youth organization to engage in community development programs like Youths Submit at various ward levels to deepen the sensitization on the need for youths to get educated and also engage in entrepreneurship, saying that these are more beneficial to personal and community development, than being politically driven.
