Nigerian musicologists honour MFM Olukoya with Life Grand Patron award
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- The Association of Nigerian Musicologists honored Dr. Daniel Olukoya, Chancellor of Mountain Top University, with the award of Life Grand Patron.
- The award recognizes Olukoya's significant contributions to music scholarship, practice, and empowerment.
- Olukoya expressed gratitude, viewing the award as encouragement to continue contributing to music's growth and influence.
Dr. Daniel Olukoya, the Chancellor of Mountain Top University and General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries, has received a significant honor from the Association of Nigerian Musicologists.
life-giving award
He was conferred with the award of Life Grand Patron during the association's 22nd Annual Conference. This recognition celebrates his invaluable contributions to the development of music scholarship, practice, and empowerment within Nigeria.
The award was accepted on his behalf by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Mountain Top University. A representative of the association described it as a "life-giving award," emphasizing that Olukoya's position as Life Grand Patron is for life. The representative highlighted Olukoya's impact on empowering individuals in the music field and noted that various institutions have benefited from his efforts.
The Association of Nigerian Musicologists actually confers the award of Life Grand Patron on Dr Daniel Olukoya, the Chancellor of Mountain Top University, in recognition of your invaluable contributions to the development of music scholarship, practice and empowerment.
In a statement shared on Instagram, Olukoya expressed his deep gratitude for the honor, calling it a "Lifetime Award of Honour." He stated that the award serves not only as a recognition of past achievements but also as motivation to continue inspiring and contributing meaningfully to the growth of music and its societal influence. He particularly cherished being celebrated by musicologists and professionals within the Nigerian music community.
not just a recognition of the past, but an encouragement to keep inspiring, impacting, and contributing meaningfully to the growth of music and its influence in our society.
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Originally published by The Punch in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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