1.0Hallmarks of Labour Foundationhttps://hallmarksoflabour.orgbrandzhttps://hallmarksoflabour.org/author/brandz/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OUzzlptdYJ"><a href="https://hallmarksoflabour.org/product/hallmarks-of-labour-book-9/">Hallmarks of Labour Book 9</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://hallmarksoflabour.org/product/hallmarks-of-labour-book-9/embed/#?secret=OUzzlptdYJ" width="600" height="338" title="“Hallmarks of Labour Book 9” — Hallmarks of Labour Foundation" data-secret="OUzzlptdYJ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://hallmarksoflabour.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Book-Series_0001_Volume-9.png569800Reflections on Hallmarks of Labour Volume 9 I  am highly elated to know why we are here because we now live in a nation where we sometimes wonder if we are all going in the right direction or not. An event like the launching of Hallmarks of LabourVolume 9 continues to renew our confidence that indeed we have respected people in our nation, not just because of the titles they held or the wealth they can display but because of the eminently positive things they have done to raise the tone of our national expression and to show us all that it is possible for every individual to make up their minds that they can give something to our nation. By celebrating our heroes we are celebrating Nigeria and giving this nation her deserved respect. If we do not respect ourselves how can we expect others to respect us? It is my singular honour to say today that I have looked at the people we are honouring and those we have honoured before, and I am filled with renewed confidence that Nigeria is actually the nation God wants it to be but it is still up to us all to make sure we do what is within our capability to make this nation answer its proper name and fulfil its proper identity. I would like to congratulate in particular the Lady being referred to as Patricia Otuedon-Arawore. She is the spirit behind Hallmarks of Labour Foundation since its inception. She is the one who binds this Foundation together and those of us who belong to the Board of Trustees of the Foundation appreciate her dexterity and singular dedication. This Lady has singularly dedicated herself to this course of helping us identify the people who have made Nigeria proud and in the course of publishing these books she is documenting their legacies for the purpose of History and for the benefit of those who will come after us; thus providing the younger generations the benefit of reading and making up their minds to emulate that which is good. What we are doing today is not just for today; it is to recognize what has happened in the past and to celebrate what is happening in the present and most importantly to build this nation, so that those who are coming after us will find that they have a nation, as we sing in our national anthem: “Peace and Justice shall reign”. HE Amb. Dr. Christopher Kolade