Dr. Julius Garvey, son of the legendary Marcus Mosiah Garvey, and Moses A. Mawa, President & CEO of Silvertrust Media, Afroglobal Television and the Transformation Institute, were conferred chieftaincy by His Royal Majesty (Dr.) Alexander Olusegun MacGregor, the King (Olu) of Orile Ilawo, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, and are set to advance progress in Nigeria and beyond.
Chief Garvey and Chief Mawa are the Co-Founders of the Marcus Garvey Institute, which is incorporated in America and Canada, and is now being set up in Nigeria.
The historic chieftaincy was conferred after a keynote speech by Dr. Garvey at the “A Door Of Return” (ADORE) Conference in Badagry, made possible by the Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), under the distinguished leadership of the Chief Executive Officer, Hon. Dr. Abike Dabiri-Erewa. Chieftaincy was also accorded to Dr. Garvey in Badagry by HRH Aholu Wheno Menu-Toyi 1, the King of Badagry, a major port of exit during the slave trade era, and where a Museum of African History is to be built. The ADORE Conference opens up Nigeria for the global African Diaspora to connect with their roots.
HRM (Dr.) Alexander Olusegun MacGregor is also the President of Toronto Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, which trains drug manufacturing experts in Canada. Dr. Julius Garvey, a renowned professor of medicine and a vascular surgeon in New York, retired to advance his father’s legacy. Chief Garvey was given the title, Aare Asoludero, which in Yoruba means, the one who brings prosperity. Chief Mawa was given the chieftaincy title Amulutoro of the Kingdom, which means, the one who brings harmony and makes progress easier. They aim to help bring success through science, agriculture, healthcare, heritage and more.
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Dr. Julius Garvey’s father, inspired Africa’s independence trailblazers like Kwame Nkurumah, Julius Nyerere, Jomo Kenyatta, Namdi Azikiwe as well as many African American and global civil rights leaders. Chief Garvey said, “We are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery, for though others may free the body, none but ourselves can free the mind,” quoting the words his father said on October 31st, 1937. Chief Garvey added, “A people without knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots,” also said by his father Marcus Garvey.
“Marcus Garvey advocated for all people of African descent to return to Africa, physically or mentally. He never set his feet in Africa, but it is amazing that his son, Dr. Julius Garvey, was able to return to Africa; and both he and I were made Chiefs in Nigeria on October 24th, 2023,” says Chief Moses (Mosiah) Mawa, who is the Executive Producer of a documentary film on Marcus Mosiah Garvey, being made by Silvertrust Media and Afroglobal Television. Based in Toronto, Canada, Chief Mawa hails from Uganda. In 2002, he married from Cross River State, Nigeria. He is committed to advancing the legacy of Marcus Garvey, the best of Africa and the Diaspora.
Chief Garvey and Chief Mawa met with former President of Nigeria, General Olusegun Obasanjo, and Prince Dapo Abiodun, Governor of Ogun State. High level meetings were also held with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, and other leaders. The Marcus Garvey Institute, which is to be affiliated with a major Nigerian university, intends to launch the Garvey Endowment, to advance its goals and objectives. It aims to work with the presidency, national assembly, judiciary, state governments, academia, the Nigerian business community and others globally, to advance Nigeria, Africa and the Diaspora.
