Amgbare Ekaunkumo, Yenagoa
A Non-governmental Organization known as Advocate for Good Governance in Nigeria has confered a distinguished Leadership Award on the Managing Director/ CEO of Kesteramos Consultancy services Limited, Ambassador Amos Ebiowei Kester, following his contributions in the agricultural sector especially in the area of Lives stock farming and human capacity building.
Mr. Kester Amos who is a Animal Scientist from the prestigious Niger Delta University and Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Kesteramos Consultancy Services Limited hails from Bulou-Orua Community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa state.
The body whose ideologies is to contribute to improving democracy, encourage pool of Nation builders in the country and recognize thier input and roles in achieving a better Nation said, the nomination of Kester Amos came after passing through a very intensive screening process via various online platforms and physical assessment of his noble gesture and was endorsed by all.
Speaking at his modern livestock farm situated at Ogboloma Community in Gbaraun-Clan, Yenagoa Local Government area, the Executive Director Advocate of good governance, Dr. Awulu Malik said, the honor conferred on Kester was inline with their practice to recognize and celebrate outstanding leaders who have made some impressive contributions to humanity and society development.
Represented by the Director of publicity, Comrade Francis Owen, commended the CEO of Kesteramos Consultancy services Limited for his sterling leadership qualities with immense contributions to humanity, noting that he is a beacon of hope for humanity and icon of community development.
Responding, shortly after the conferment, MD/ CEO of Kesteramos consultancy services Limited, Mr. Kester Amos said, he was elated by the honour and thanked them for finding him worthy of the recognition and assured not to betray the confidence.
While saying the award would spur him more in his quest for nation building, Kester informed that livestock farming which he started gradually from his compound was a fulfilment of his longtime dream to praticalize what he studied in the University to become self employed, ensure food sufficiency, create employment and training of young graduates to guarantee their level of competence.
He further explained that the farm is made up of over seven plots of land comprising poultry, snailry, rabbit production, pigery, grasscutter, grow-out catfish farming and production of fingerlings with over 100 students from different tertiary institutions undergoing Industrial training in the farm.
According to the Bayelsa born young entrepreneur, agriculture is the largest contributor to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Nigeria, and advice youths to embrace it to harness prospects in the sector instead of waiting for white-collar jobs after graduation from the University.
In their goodwill messages, the farm Manager, Mr. Abarowei Binaembele and Miss Sylvanus Ayibadeinyefa, a four hundred level student from the Niger Delta University (NDU) undergoing Industrial training, emphasized that Agriculture (farming) plays a major role in the production of food surpluses, creates Job opportunities/employment and call on government at all levels to invest more on agriculture to ensure food security.
Mr Kester Amos is a recipient of several awards both within and outside Nigeria to include, face of snail farming in Africa, Accra in Ghana, 2021 Agribusiness Excellence Recognition Award by African food survival Ambassadors in Ibadan and Icon of Nation Building through Agriculture award by the African students Union parliament amongst others.
