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A year after being named 'Best Speaker of the Year', Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon (Engr.) Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji, has again emerged as the 'Best Speaker of the Year' in the 2020 Igbere TV Leadership Excellence Awards.

Orji, alias Ikuku, beat five other nominees — including Rt. Hon. Francis Nwuifuru, Rt. Hon. Tasiu Maigari, Rt. Hon. Debo Ogundoyin and Rt. Hon. Abok Ayuba — to emerge the winner back-to-back in a seven-day massive voting by Nigerians via online platforms.

The prestigious Leadership Excellence Awards, recognises and honours the outstanding impacts of leaders across several sectors and industries in Nigeria. The most anticipated 2020 'lockdown edition' is slated for December 10 at the Sheraton Hotels and Towers in Abuja.

The Award is endorsed by the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC), an advisory body of the African Union (AU) designed to give civil society organizations (CSOs) a voice within the AU institutions and decision-making processes.

At a brief profiling event of the awardee Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji on Wednesday, November 25 in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, the speaker expressed gratitude to Nigerians for finding him worthy of nomination and their votes back-to-back.

Describing the Leadership Excellence Awards as "most credible", Orji lauded the Igbere TV management team for their sustained good works, while pledging that the 7th Abia Assembly under him will continue to do more.

“I am particularly happy that I am winning this Award category yet again. I give thanks to God, the people of my constituency, Abians, my colleagues and Nigerians at large for their support.

“The day I was sworn in as Speaker, I made a promise to myself that I must leave the Assembly far better than I met it. After the 2019 Best Speaker of the Year Award, I was motivated to do more....

“Being named Best Speaker of the Year for the second consecutive time is a great challenge for me; a challenge for us as a legislature to recommit ourselves to the task at hand, and do more for the people.

“I, therefore, wish to thank Nigerians for finding me worthy of this great honour and deserving of this prestigious award. This goes to show that we have been doing well at the House, being monitored and watched closely,” the Abia Assembly Speaker added.

This year’s Award event would be one of the most outstanding and credible award ceremonies in Nigeria, as personalities in the Presidency, State Governments, National and State Assemblies, Economic Industries, Humanitarian Affairs and Human Activism are expected to grace the occasion.

Some of the awardees include, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former Nigerian President (Foundation of the Year); Chief Innocent Chukwuma, Chairman of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Car Maker of the Year); Chief (Hon) Alex Ikwechegh, Founder of Alex Ikwechegh Foundation (Personality of the Year); Apostle Chinyere Chibuzor, General Overseer, Omega Power Ministries (Most Outstanding Humanitarian of the Year); and Chief Uche Nwosu, former Imo State governorship candidate and Chief of Staff to the Imo State Government (Hospitality Personality of the Year).

Others are: Senator Uba Sani, Kaduna Central (Senator of the Year); Gbene (Dr) Joi Nunieh, immediate past acting NDDC managing director (Public Servant of the Year); Dr. Betta Edu, Cross River State Commissioner for Health (Medical Expert of the Year); Hon. Sir. Melie Onyejepu, General Manager of Anambra Bureau of Public Procurement (State Public Servant of the Year); Chief Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, Ondo First Lady (Woman of the Year on Empowerment); and former Governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, Founder of Kwankwasiyya Foundation (N.G.O of the Year).

Also on the list are, Mrs Karima Babangida, Director FDA, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Civil Servant of the Year); Valentine Ozigbo, the immediate past President and CEO of Transcorp PLC, founder of VCO Foundation and frontline governorship aspirant in the Anambra 2021 election (Empowerment Personality of the Year); Justice Nuagbe a.k.a Ushbebe, Comedian of the Year; Dr. George Moghalu, Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA (Maritime Personality of the Year) and Gelor Paul, Managing Director, Dominion Oil & Gas Limited (Outstanding Social Impact Award).

While Dr. Alice Onyema, Vice-Chairman of Air Peace is being awarded as Aviation Personality of the Year; Hon. Princess Chinwe Nnabuife, CEO/Managing Director of Property Finders Limited, developers of Centage Estate, Lagos and Oil Spring Estate, bags Businesswoman of the Year award; with Prof. Georgewill Owunari, the former Deputy Provost, College of Health Sciences (UNIPORT) and Board member of the Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, emerging as 'Educationist of the Year'; and Olakunle Churchill as 'ICT Personality of the Year', among others.

The 2019 edition of the Igbere TV Leadership Excellence Awards which held 28th November, 2019 at the Sheraton Hotels, Abuja saw distinguished and prominent captains of industry, public figures and leaders cling on to the various Award categories.

Prominent awardees included President Muhammadu Buhari, United States-based Nigerian billionaire medical doctor, Dr. Godwin Maduka; former President Goodluck Jonathan, former House of Reps Speaker, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara; minister Rotimi Amaech, Senator Rochas Okorcha, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu, among others.

According to Igbere TV, organizers of the Award event, this year’s edition which holds Dec. 10, has been tagged Africa’s biggest and most glamorous online media award. The programme will be transmitted live on DSTV, GOTV, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Zoom, Instagram and other social media platforms with over 10 million audience globally.

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The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC) has formally endorsed the prestigious Igbere TV Leadership Excellence Awards.

This was as the executive director of Igbere TV, Emeh James Anyalekwa, led other members of the Award team to the AU-ECOSOCC headquarters, in Abuja.

Anyalekwa was during the visit, presented with a letter by Tunji Asaolu, 1st Nigerian AU-ECOSOCC Country Representative of the Permanent General Assembly, signifying the official endorsement of the Award by the Union.

The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC) is an advisory body of the African Union designed to give civil society organizations (CSOs) a voice within the AU institutions and decision-making processes.

AU-ECOSOCC is made up of civil society organizations from a wide range of sectors including labour, business and professional groups, service providers and policy think tanks, both from within Africa and the African diaspora.

The prestigious Igbere TV Leadership Excellence Awards, recognises and honours the outstanding impacts of leaders across several sectors and industries in Nigeria. The most anticipated 2020 'lockdown edition' is slated for December 10 at the Sheraton Hotels and Towers in Abuja.

This year’s event would be one of the most outstanding and credible Award ceremonies in Nigeria, as personalities in the Presidency, State Governments, National and State Assemblies, Economic Industries, Humanitarian Affairs and Human Activism are expected to grace the occasion.

Some of the awardees include, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former Nigerian President (Foundation of the Year); Chief Innocent Chukwuma, Chairman of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Car Maker of the Year); Chief (Hon) Alex Ikwechegh, Founder of Alex Ikwechegh Foundation (Personality of the Year); Rt Hon Chinedum Orji, Abia Assembly Speaker (Best Speaker of the Year); Apostle Chinyere Chibuzor, General Overseer, Omega Power Ministries (Most Outstanding Humanitarian of the Year); and Chief Uche Nwosu, former Imo State governorship candidate and Chief of Staff to the Imo State Government (Hospitality Personality of the Year).

Others are: Senator Uba Sani, Kaduna Central (Senator of the Year); Gbene (Dr) Joi Nunieh, immediate past acting NDDC managing director (Public Servant of the Year); Dr. Betta Edu, Cross River State Commissioner for Health (Medical Expert of the Year); Hon. Sir. Melie Onyejepu, General Manager of Anambra Bureau of Public Procurement (State Public Servant of the Year); Chief Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, Ondo First Lady (Woman of the Year on Empowerment); and former Governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, Founder of Kwankwasiyya Foundation (N.G.O of the Year).

Also on the list are, Mrs Karima Babangida, Director FDA, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Civil Servant of the Year); Valentine Ozigbo, the immediate past President and CEO of Transcorp PLC, founder of VCO Foundation and frontline governorship aspirant in the Anambra 2021 election (Empowerment Personality of the Year); Justice Nuagbe a.k.a Ushbebe, Comedian of the Year; Dr. George Moghalu, Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA (Maritime Personality of the Year) *and Gelor Paul, Managing Director, Dominion Oil & Gas Limited (Outstanding Social Impact Award).*

While Dr. Alice Onyema, Vice-Chairman of Air Peace is being awarded as Aviation Personality of the Year; Hon. Princess Chinwe Nnabuife, CEO/Managing Director of Property Finders Limited, developers of Centage Estate, Lagos and Oil Spring Estate, bags Businesswoman of the Year award; with Prof. Georgewill Owunari, the former Deputy Provost, College of Health Sciences (UNIPORT) and Board member of the Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, emerging as 'Educationist of the Year'; and Olakunle Churchill as 'ICT Personality of the Year', among others.

The 2019 edition of the Igbere TV Leadership Excellence Awards which held 28th November, 2019 at the Sheraton Hotels, Abuja saw distinguished and prominent captains of industry, public figures and leaders cling on to the various Award categories.

Prominent awardees included President Muhammadu Buhari, United States-based Nigerian billionaire medical doctor, Dr. Godwin Maduka; former President Goodluck Jonathan, former House of Reps Speaker, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara; minister Rotimi Amaech, Senator Rochas Okorcha, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu, among others.

According to Igbere TV, organizers of the Award event, this year’s edition which holds Dec. 10, has been tagged Africa’s biggest and most glamorous online media award. The programme will be transmitted live on DSTV, GOTV, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Zoom, Instagram and other social media platforms with over 10 million audience globally.

Executive Director of Igbere TV, Emeh James Anyalekwa, has congratulated the member representing Isuikwato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, on her 51st birthday.

In a congratulatory message personally signed by the Igbere TV boss, Monday, he eulogized Onyejeocha as a “courageous and respectable politician.”

He further congratulated the federal lawmaker, who doubles as deputy chief whip of the House of Representatives, for devoting her life to service to the people of her constituency.

Anyalekwa said, “I felicitate with Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, the deputy chief whip of the House of Representatives and member representing Isuikwato/Umunneochi federal constituency, on the occasion of her birthday.

“On behalf of my family and management team of Igbere TV, I wish her(Onyejeocha) more productive years in her altruistic service to humanity and pray that the Lord’s blessings and grace abide with her and family.”

Anyalekwa, who doubles as National President, Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria (OMPAN), enjoined Onyejeocha's family, friends, political loyalists, and well-wishers to celebrate this milestone of her attaining the joyous age of fifty-one in good health and sound mind.

The Igbere TV boss, however, urged the Reps deputy whip to use her wealth of knowledge, wisdom and experience to contribute to national development, including mentoring young leaders of her Isuikwato/Umunneochi immediate constituency.

Based on her brilliance, citizen-oriented bills, motions and debates on critical national issues in the House, Onyejeocha, in 2019, bagged the 'Female Lawmaker of Year' award in the prestigious Igbere TV Leadership Excellence Awards.

The lawmaker was in 2020, renominated by Nigerians and won the 'Female Lawmaker of Year' making her win the category back-to-back. The formal award presentation takes place December 10 at the Sheraton hotels, Abuja.

https://igberetvnews.com/1372699/birthday-igberetv-boss-felicitates-reps-dep-whip-onyejeocha/

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Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu is currently meeting with Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State.

Igbere TV reports that the Ebonyi governor, who recently decamped to the ruling All progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is hosting Sen. Orji Kalu.

Kalu, who is leader of the South East APC and highest elected political office holder from the zone, where Ebonyi falls under, is currently being hosted to a private dinner by Umahi in Abuja.

The meeting dispels media reports that the governor's recent defection to the APC from the PDP may have created discord between him and Sen. Orji Kalu.

Igbere TV recalls that barely two days after Umahi formally joined the APC, there were media reports that Umahi's defection to the APC may have led to disquiet amongst Southeast party stakeholders.

The reports were also heightened following the absence of some notable political figures of the party from the Southeast at his formal defection which held on Thursday, Nov. 19.

However, Senator Kalu in a chat with journalists on Saturday, dispelled the speculation of a possible faceoff between him and the governor following his absence from Umahi’s official defection from the PDP to the APC held in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital.

Kalu revealed that the national leadership of the APC contacted him being a leader of the party in the geopolitical zone and that he explained he could not attend the event due to a national assignment he handled.

The Abia North senator said the President of the Senate had asked him to preside over a committee on the 2021 budget, while declaring that the Nigerian budget is more important than the official declaration ceremony.

Details later...

https://igberetvnews.com/1372619/breaking-orji-kalu-hosts-gov-umahi-dinner-abuja-photos/

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President of the Ivory Coast Football Federation, Augustin Sidy Diallo, has died from coronavirus complications.

Igbere TV reports that the 61-year old has been at the helm of football in the West African country since September 2011.

Born June 18, 1959, the late Ivory Coast football federation president was aged 61.

Diallo died on Saturday(today) after having recently tested positive for coronavirus.

He had not accompanied the group during the two qualifying matches for CAN 2022 against Madagascar during the international break.

Officials said he did not appear to be showing any worrying signs, but his condition deteriorated and he was forced to be hospitalized for respiratory complications.

https://igberetvnews.com/1372493/breaking-ivory-coast-football-president-dies-covid-19/

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The Department of State Security (DSS) says the security agent who shot dead a newspaper vendor in Abuja, is one of their operatives, and not a police officer as being speculated.

This is coming barely 24 hours after the police denied the officer, who was attached to the convoy of the Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila.

Igbere TV had on Thursday reported the fatal shooting of a newspaper vendor, Mr. Ifeanyi Okereke, a situation which gave rise to protest by his colleagues the following day, in Abuja.

The incident occurred at the Three Arms Zone when the convoy of the speaker made a stop-over (on his way from work) to exchange pleasantries with the vendors in his usual style.

In his response, while condoling with family of the deceased, Gbajabiamila said the aide had been suspended and handed over to DSS for investigation, pledging support for the family.

In a statement forwarded to Igbere TV Friday night, spokesman for the DSS, Peter Afunanya, said the culprit is one of its personnel deployed to the Speaker as a security detail.

The spokesman said as already stated by Gbajabiamila, the officer, Abdullahi M. Hassan, has been suspended.

Afunanya confirmed that as part of disciplinary procedures, he has been taken into detention.

He added that DSS has opened a detailed investigation into the matter and assured of a transparent and accountable probe.

“The Service condoles with the family of the deceased and his loved ones. It has promised a thorough investigation into the circumstances that led to the unfortunate incident and will surely keep to this”, the statement added.

https://igberetvnews.com/1372439/gbajabiamila-dss-official-shot-newspaper-vendor-police-official/

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All the kidnap victims on-board a Toyota Hiace bus belonging to a popular transport company in Edo State, have been released.

Similarly, chairman of the Esan Central Local Government Council in Edo state, Professor Waziri Edokpa, has been released.

Also not left out is Miss Oghogho Christiana, the 400level medical student of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, who N7m ransom was earlier demanded for her release.

Igbere TV recalls that all the victims were kidnapped along the Benin - Ekpoma Expressway, which has, in recent time, become a 'safe haven' for kidnappers.

Although the kidnapping occurred separate hours, early Friday, it was gathered that the same set of armed bandits took them away into the thick bush.

Details of their release are still sketchy, Igbere TV, however, gathered that the transport company paid a whopping sum of N9 million ransom to secure the release of all victims.

The Abuja-bound passengers, said to be 14 in numbers, were taken earlier before the council boss and AAU student were abducted separately by same sect.

The N9 million ransom was said to have, however, covered the entire kidnap victims who were released Friday night with the driver of the bus shot dead earlier.

A staff of the transport company privy to the arrangement, who craved anonymity due to sensitivity of the matter, confirmed the development.

The staff said, "we had to make all necessary arrangements because they (the kidnappers) said we have until Friday night to do the needful."

The source was however silent on the method of delivery of the cash, or how much was first demanded. Another official confirmed the killing of the bus driver.

The public relations officer of the Edo state police command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, could not be immediately reached for comment.

However, a relative of the kidnapped AAU student confirmed the victim had been released. "We so much thank God and remain grateful to [name withheld] - the transport company", the relative said.

Students Union officials and course mates of the student have since taken to social media to celebrate the release of Miss Christiana.

Meanwhile, the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has re-emphasized the existing 10pm to 6am curfew in the state to checkmate the rising level of insecurity in Edo.

This was as the governor urged security agencies in the state to check the activities of hoodlums and criminals following the hijack of the #EndSARS protests in the state.

Obaseki spoke on Friday when he received the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Anthony Bamidele Omozoje, at the Government House, in Benin City.

Igbere TV reports that the visit was to inform the governor on plans by the military to embark on a seven-day heightened security operation to fish out criminal elements in the state.

https://igberetvnews.com/1372461/edo-transport-company-pay-n9m-secure-release-abducted-passengers-lga-boss/

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Wife of NDDC chairman and former Nigerian Senate leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, is dead.

Igbere TV gathered that the wife died in a ghastly motor accident along the Benin – Akure Expressway.

According to AIT, Ndoma-Egba’s wife was going for a function in Akure before the accident occurred.

Apart from losing wife this year, the former Senate leader also lost his mother in-law, mother and his former media aide while his house was vandalized and looted during the #EndSARS protest in Calabar.

Victor Ndoma-Egba, is a Nigeria politician (of the ruling All Progressives Congress - APC) and currently Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

He was a three-term Senator, representing Cross River Central Senatorial District of Cross River State in the Nigerian Senate from 2003 to 2015.

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Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has felicitated with former President Goodluck Jonathan on the occasion of his 63rd birthday anniversary.

Igbere TV reports that extolling the virtues of the celebrant, Kalu commended the former Nigerian leader for his contributions to the social, economic and political development of the nation.

He described the former President as a compassionate politician and patriotic statesman, who is committed to a united, indivisible and prosperous Nigeria.

While wishing the celebrator longer life in sound health, the former Governor extended his greetings to family, friends and associates of the former President.

Kalu in a goodwill message said, “I join other Nigerians in celebrating a patriotic and selfless statesman, former President Goodluck Jonathan as he clocks 63.

“Having served Bayelsa state and Nigeria in various capacities, your immense contributions to nation-building are worthy of commendation and emulation.

“Your Excellency, as you mark your birthday, it is my prayer that God will continue to strengthen you in the service of humanity”.

Kalu wished the former President a joyous celebration.

Following the open-online voting for preferred nominees in the 2020 Igbere TV Leadership Excellence Awards, Mrs Karima Babangida of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, has emerged 'Civil Servant of the Year'.

Babaginda, a Director of FDA in the Agric ministry, beat five other civil servants' nominees from other ministries and departments to emerge as the winner of the 'civil servant of the year' category.

On Monday, November 17, the Igbere TV Awards crew met with the awardee for profiling, in Abuja, ahead of the Award presentation, where a table reservation for the event was also presented to FDA director.

Speaking at the brief profiling event, the visibly elated Mrs. Babaginda said she was happy that efforts of civil servants in national development are now being formally recognized, while eulogizing Igbere TV for their good works.

She said she was grateful to Nigerians for nominating and voting her among the other competitive nominees, with a promise to continue to do more and uphold the ethics guiding her office as "civil servant".

The prestigious Igbere TV Leadership Excellence Award, which is endorsed by the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC), recognises and honours the outstanding impacts of leaders across several sectors and industries in Nigeria. The most anticipated 2020 Award is slated for December 10, 2020 at the Sheraton Hotels and Towers in Abuja.

This year’s event would be one of the most outstanding and credible Award ceremonies in Nigeria, as personalities in the Presidency, State Governments, National and State Assemblies, Economic Industries, Humanitarian Affairs and Human Activism are expected to grace the occasion.

The prestigious Igbere TV Leadership Excellence Award, recognises and honours the outstanding impacts of leaders across several sectors and industries in Nigeria. The most anticipated 2020 Award is slated for December 10, 2020 at the Sheraton Hotels and Towers in Abuja.

This year’s event would be one of the most outstanding and credible Award ceremonies in Nigeria, as personalities in the Presidency, State Governments, National and State Assemblies, Economic Industries, Humanitarian Affairs and Human Activism are expected to grace the occasion.

Some of the awardees include, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former Nigerian President (Foundation of the Year); Chief Innocent Chukwuma, Chairman of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Car Maker of the Year); Chief (Hon) Alex Ikwechegh, Founder of Alex Ikwechegh Foundation (Personality of the Year); Apostle Chinyere Chibuzor, General Overseer, Omega Power Ministries (Most Outstanding Humanitarian of the Year); and Chief Uche Nwosu, former Imo State governorship candidate and Chief of Staff to the Imo State Government (Hospitality Personality of the Year).

Others are: Senator Uba Sani, Kaduna Central (Senator of the Year); Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji, Abia Assembly speaker (Speaker of the Year); Dr. Betta Edu, Cross River State Commissioner for Health (Medical Expert of the Year); Hon. Sir. Melie Onyejepu, General Manager of Anambra Bureau of Public Procurement (State Public Servant of the Year); Chief Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, Ondo First Lady (Woman of the Year on Empowerment); and former Governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, Founder of Kwankwasiyya Foundation (N.G.O of the Year).

Also on the list are, Dr. Gbene Joi Nunieh, the immediate past Managing Director of NDDC (Public Servant of the Year); and Valentine Ozigbo, the immediate past President and CEO of Transcorp PLC, founder of VCO Foundation and frontline governorship aspirant in the Anambra 2021 election (Empowerment Personality of the Year).

While Dr. Alice Onyema, Vice-Chairman of Air Peace is being awarded as Aviation Personality of the Year; Hon. Princess Chinwe Nnabuife, CEO/Managing Director of Property Finders Limited, developers of Centage Estate, Lagos and Oil Spring Estate, bags Businesswoman of the Year award; with Prof. Georgewill Owunari, the former Deputy Provost, College of Health Sciences (UNIPORT) and Board member of the Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, emerging as 'Educationist of the Year'; and Olakunle Churchill as 'ICT Personality of the Year', among others.

The 2019 edition of the Igbere TV Leadership Excellence Awards which held 28th November, 2019 at the Sheraton Hotels, Abuja saw distinguished and prominent captains of industry, public figures and leaders cling on to the various Award categories.

Prominent awardees included President Muhammadu Buhari, United States-based Nigerian billionaire medical doctor, Dr. Godwin Maduka; former President Goodluck Jonathan, former House of Reps Speaker, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara; minister Rotimi Amaech, Senator Rochas Okorcha, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu, among others.

According to Igbere TV, organizers of the Award event, this year’s edition which holds Dec. 10, has been tagged Africa’s biggest and most glamorous online media award. The programme will be transmitted live on DSTV, GOTV, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Zoom, Instagram and other social media platforms with over 10 million audience globally.

The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has assured that the Abia State Airport project will not be completely cancelled or abandoned.

The Governor gave the assurance in a terse statement made available to Igbere TV, over the week, in Umuahia, personally endorsed by him.

He said his administration would rather focus on completing other ongoing projects in the state before embarking on the Airport project.

According to him, his government will return to the project mid 2021, describing the act as placing priority in the face of "scarce resources."

"The true position of our Airport project is that we focus on the completion of ongoing projects as earlier outlined & then return to the airport project mid 2021; not cancellation", he said.

"Let's appreciate the place of prioritization of unlimited needs in the face of scarce resources", Governor Ikpeazu tweeted.

The Governor's clarification put to rest media speculations that Ikpeazu will completely drop the airport project following a request by traditional rulers to the governor to focus on other infrastructures.

Meanwhile, the Abia State Governor has hinted that he is not leaving his party; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).

This is coming on the heels of rumours and media speculations that the governor may soon be on his way to the ruling party with his Ebonyi State counterpart, Engr. David Umahi.

In a tweet sighted by Igbere TV, Governor Ikpeazu simply wrote; "Peoples Democratic Party" with the flag of the party attached to the tweet in an apparent veiled response to the speculations.

https://igberetvnews.com/1372195/plans-drop-abia-airport-project-says-ikpeazu/

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The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has assured that the Abia State Airport project will not be completely cancelled or abandoned.

The Governor gave the assurance in a recent tweet sighted by Igbere TV on his official Twitter handle, @GovernorIkpeazu.

He said his administration would rather focus on completing other ongoing projects in the state before embarking on the Airport project.

According to him, his government will return to the project mid 2021, describing the act as placing priority in the face of "scarce resources."

"The true position of our Airport project is that we focus on the completion of ongoing projects as earlier outlined & then return to the airport project mid 2021; not cancellation", he said.

"Let's appreciate the place of prioritization of unlimited needs in the face of scarce resources", Governor Ikpeazu tweeted.

The Governor's clarification put to rest media speculations that Ikpeazu will completely drop the airport project following a request by traditional rulers to the governor to focus on other infrastructures.

Meanwhile, the Abia State Governor has hinted that he is not leaving his party; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).

This is coming on the heels of rumours and media speculations that the governor may soon be on his way to the ruling party with his Ebonyi State counterpart, Engr. David Umahi.

In a tweet sighted by Igbere TV, Governor Ikpeazu simply wrote; "Peoples Democratic Party" with the flag of the party attached to the tweet in an apparent veiled response to the speculations.

https://igberetvnews.com/1372195/plans-drop-abia-airport-project-says-ikpeazu/

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The senator representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, Senator Uba Sani, has emerged winner of the ‘Senator of the Year’ category in the 2020 Igbere TV Leadership Excellence Awards.

The Award is endorsed by the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC), an advisory body of the African Union (AU) designed to give civil society organizations (CSOs) a voice within the AU institutions and decision-making processes.

Sani, chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other financial institutions, beat five other senator-nominees to emerge winner in a seven-day voting by Nigerians via online platforms.

At a brief profiling event of the awardee on Friday November 13, at the National Assembly, Abuja, the Kaduna lawmaker expressed gratitude to Nigerians for finding him worthy of nomination and their votes.

He said he was happy that Nigerians put religious or ethnic differences aside to vote him, and have been following his activities at the National Assembly including the people-oriented bills and motions he had sponsored.

Describing the Leadership Excellence Award as "most credible", which prompted his acceptance, Sani lauded the Igbere TV management team for their good work, revealing that he followed the voting process "and it was free, fair and devoid of interference or influence."

“I am more than delighted to be named senator of the year 2020 by Nigerians. I am particularly grateful because it is not just my constituents, but people across the six geopolitical zones that voted me. This is great!

“I, therefore, thank Nigerians for finding me worthy of this great honour and deserving of this prestigious award. This goes to show that all we have been doing at the National Assembly are being watched,” Sen. Sani added.

The prestigious Igbere TV Leadership Excellence Award, recognises and honours the outstanding impacts of leaders across several sectors and industries in Nigeria. The most anticipated 2020 Award is slated for December 10, 2020 at the Sheraton Hotels and Towers in Abuja.

This year’s event would be one of the most outstanding and credible Award ceremonies in Nigeria, as personalities in the Presidency, State Governments, National and State Assemblies, Economic Industries, Humanitarian Affairs and Human Activism are expected to grace the occasion.

Some of the awardees include, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former Nigerian President (Foundation of the Year); Chief Innocent Chukwuma, Chairman of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Car Maker of the Year); Chief (Hon) Alex Ikwechegh, Founder of Alex Ikwechegh Foundation (Personality of the Year); Apostle Chinyere Chibuzor, General Overseer, Omega Power Ministries (Most Outstanding Humanitarian of the Year); and Chief Uche Nwosu, former Imo State governorship candidate and Chief of Staff to the Imo State Government (Hospitality Personality of the Year).

Others are: Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji, Abia Assembly speaker (Speaker of the Year); Dr. Betta Edu, Cross River State Commissioner for Health (Medical Expert of the Year); Hon. Sir. Melie Onyejepu, General Manager of Anambra Bureau of Public Procurement (State Public Servant of the Year); Chief Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, Ondo First Lady (Woman of the Year on Empowerment); and former Governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, Founder of Kwankwasiyya Foundation (N.G.O of the Year).

Also on the list are, Dr. Gbene Joi Nunieh, the immediate past Managing Director of NDDC (Public Servant of the Year); and Valentine Ozigbo, the immediate past President and CEO of Transcorp PLC, founder of VCO Foundation and frontline governorship aspirant in the Anambra 2021 election (Empowerment Personality of the Year).

While Dr. Alice Onyema, Vice-Chairman of Air Peace is being awarded as Aviation Personality of the Year; Hon. Princess Chinwe Nnabuife, CEO/Managing Director of Property Finders Limited, developers of Centage Estate, Lagos and Oil Spring Estate, bags Businesswoman of the Year award; with Prof. Georgewill Owunari, the former Deputy Provost, College of Health Sciences (UNIPORT) and Board member of the Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, emerging as 'Educationist of the Year'; and Olakunle Churchill as 'ICT Personality of the Year', among others.

The 2019 edition of the Igbere TV Leadership Excellence Awards which held 28th November, 2019 at the Sheraton Hotels, Abuja saw distinguished and prominent captains of industry, public figures and leaders cling on to the various Award categories.

Prominent awardees included President Muhammadu Buhari, United States-based Nigerian billionaire medical doctor, Dr. Godwin Maduka; former President Goodluck Jonathan, former House of Reps Speaker, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara; minister Rotimi Amaech, Senator Rochas Okorcha, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu, among others.

According to Igbere TV, organizers of the Award event, this year’s edition which holds Dec. 10, has been tagged Africa’s biggest and most glamorous online media award. The programme will be transmitted live on DSTV, GOTV, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Zoom, Instagram and other social media platforms with over 10 million audience globally.