Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, was on Thursday honoured with the Year 2020 Zik Prize in Good Governance.
According to the Public Policy Research and Analysis centre, organisers of the scheme, Sanwo-Olu was honoured with the award in recognition of his strong commitment to transforming Lagos into a Mega City using the THEMES developmental agenda, while quietly bringing back Lagos state as the Centre of Excellence.
Other recipients of the award are, Minister of State for Health, Senator Olorunimbe Mamora, and Senator Anyim Pius Anyim both honoured with the Zik Prize for Political Leadership; Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule (Good Governance); President, African Development Bank Group, Dr Akinwunmi Ayodeji Adesina (Public Service); Group Managing Director, NNPC, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari (Public Service); Director General and CEO, Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh (Public Service).
Others are Group Managing Director of FBN Holdings Plc, Mr U.K. Eke MFR; Pioneer MD/CEO, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Mr. Uche Orji (Professional Excellence); and Former First Lady of Akwa Ibom State, Mrs Ekaette Unoma Akpabio (Humanitarian Leadership).
The Public Policy Research and Analysis Centre (PPRAC) was established in 1994 in honour of the late Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigeria’s first president.
Since 1995 when The Zik Prize in Leadership Award scheme has held consistently, and has now evolved to become one of Africa’s most respected award schemes in Africa.
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