Former military head of state, General Yakubu
Gowon, Group Managing Director and CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc,
Phillips Oduoza, Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina were among many
other credible and distinguished Nigerians honoured yesterday at the
annual LEADERSHIP Annual Conference and Awards held at the ThisDay
Dome, Abuja.
The awards had in attendance top dignitaries
from all walks of life including politicians, businessmen and members of the
public.
General Yakubu Gowon, who will be 80 years on
Sunday, October 19, 2014 received award as the LEADERSHIP “Person
of the Year” in 2013 for being the voice moderation in an increasingly
fractured political environment.
Phillips Oduoza, the GMD/CEO of United Bank
for Africa Plc received an award as Leadership “Banker of the Year.” In a
citation at the awards, the organizers said that he was being honoured “for
deepening UBA’s value as Africa’s global bank, skillfully guiding big ticket
investments that significantly improved shareholder value while expanding the
bank’s product offering and elevating customer service”
Also, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, the Minister of
Education was named “Leadership Public Officer of the Year” for “aggressively
implementing bold policy reforms, tackling decades of corruption in the
fertiliser sector and pursuing innovative agricultural investment programmes to
expand opportunities for the private sector to add value to crops produced in
Nigeria
The Delta State governor, Dr. Emmanuel
Uduaghan, also emerged Governor of the Year “for his vision of a state beyond
oil, and for building bridges of peace across one of Nigeria’s most disparate
communities, massively building and renewing infrastructure and placing the
economy of Delta State on solid footing”
The award presentation was preceded by a
lecture entitled, “Rebuilding A Nation: Lessons From Other Lands”, by Lagos
State governor Babatunde Raji Fashola while the event was chaired by Vanguard
publisher, Mr. Sam Amuka.
Also honoured at the ceremony were; the vice
chairman of Ocean Marine Security, Mr. Olatunde Ayeni, as the Business Person
of the Year, Simdul Shagaya (CEO Of the Year); the former minister
of the FCT, Malam Nasir Ahmed el-Rufai, is the Author of the Year; and Super
Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi, is the Sports Person of the Year. Others include
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (Agency of the Year), Nagari Farm
Yoghurt (Product of the Year), Chi Limited (Company of the Year), LAPO Micro
Finance Bank Ltd (Micro Finance Bank of the Year), Swift Network Ltd (Telecom
Company of the Year), Jumia (ICT Of the Year), SAMSUNG (Brand of the Year), Ice
Prince (Artist of the Year) and the Golden Eaglets (Young Persons of the Year).
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