Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has been nominated for an award of excellence for his outstanding performance.
Organizers of the awards, UK-based media group, TheNigerian News, revealed that the governor will be conferred with its highly coveted ‘Most Oustanding Governor in Primary Eduaction and Rural Develoment’.
The company said Governor Sule will be presented with the award at an event to mark the its fifth anniversary on December 16th at the NAF Conference Centre, Abuja.
According to a press statement signed by Ms. Bridget Agada, secretary of the award planning committee, Governor Sule ” have used basic education as a tool to fight insecurity and other criminal activities, a blueprint that is being adopted by other states. This has set the state on the right track for socio-economic development”.
She added that the governor “has adopted a multi-dimensional approach to reduce poverty level and create wealth and employment. The creation of a rural transformation agency is a game changer that has brought government closer to the rural areas and increase business activities, deflating insecurity to an appreciable level”.
The event will be chaired by the Honourable Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator (Dr) George Akume while His Royal Highness, The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero is the Royal Father of the Day.
Ten other distinguished Nigerians will be recognised on that day including His Excellency, Ambassador Tukur Burutai, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Benin Republic, former Senate President Dr Anyim Pius Anyim and the MD/CEO of FunmiAyinke Nigeria Limited, Engr Funmi Ayinke.
Others are Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, the DG National Youth Service Corps; Mr Lanre Gbajabiamila, DG National Lottery Commission, Mr Yusuf Bichi, the DG Department of State Services, the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission, Rev Yakubu Pam, Director-General of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) among others.
