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The Ogun State Governor’s Elders Advisory Council has adopted the state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, for second term in office as as the Chief Executive of the Gateway state.

At a meeting held on Friday at the Obas Complex, Abeokuta, the state capital, the members of the GAC led by Chief Olu Bisola Okuboyejo, unanimously endorsed Abiodun for second term based on his sterling performance and re-engineered public good in the nooks and crannies of Ogun State.

After several testimonies on the performance of the Governor who was sworn-in on May 29, 2019 for his first term, the Chairman of GAC called for a motion for endorsement from the elders.

The motion was subsequently moved by the former deputy governor of Ogun State, Senator Adegbenga Sefiu Kaka from Ogun East Senatorial District and supported by Chief Olu Agemo from Ogun West Senatorial District and Chief Segun Sowunmi from Central Senatorial District.

The Chairman later called for a voice vote and there was no dissenting voice.

In an emotional-laden tone, Governor Abiodun thanked the elders profusely for the endorsement and promised never to take them for granted.

“I didn’t get to know about this meeting until a couple of hours ago. I want to assure you that I sincerely appreciate you and will not take you for granted. I must thank my team, from my deputy governor, to the Speaker, Secretary to the State Government, Judiciary and the civil service. One can only be good as one’s team. I am really grateful to my good team. I also thanked the media for your balanced reporting, while hoping that we shall continue to enjoy your robust support in the years ahead.”

Earlier in his speech, Chief Okuboyejo remarked that “Prince Dapo Abiodun is a good example of Omoluwabi. The rare selling points for this Administration are confirmation that projects inherited from previous administrations have been completed and upgraded where necessary.”

His speech read in part: “Today, 6'' day of May, 2022 is historic in the annals of Governor's Elders Advisory Council as we publicly endorse the 2nd Term ambition of our indefatigable governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun for second term in office. Having been sworn-in on Wednesday, 29th May, 2019 as the governor, the current tenure would lapse on Sunday, 28 May, 2023.

“The government under his watch is methodical in fashioning the policy agenda around ISEYA with thematic
interpretation on Infrastructure, Social Welfare, Education, Youth & Women Empowerment and of course Agriculture. The delivery of these social contract elements has been applauded,
even by his ardent critics.

“At this meeting, Elders from different areas of the State have highlighted public goods that have been re-engineered in their domains. They have also mentioned the different kinds of infrastructure efforts that have either been delivered or are ongoing. The rare selling points for this administration are confirmation that projects inherited from previous administrations have been completed and upgraded where necessary.

“From Elite Road in Abeokuta South, Ajilete in Yew South, Oke-Agbede in Imeko, Owowo in Ewekoro, Alapoti in Ado-odo/Otta, Ifonyintedo in Ipokia, Ibiade in Ogun Waterside, Ilugun in Odeda and Isiwo in Ijebu-Ode; the story of good performance continue to rend the air.

“Other areas like Oke-Sopen in ljebu North, Ilisan in Ikenne, Onidundun in Obafemi-Owode, Ipara in Remo North, Ososun in Ifo, Isote in Sagamu and Ita -Oshin in Abeokuta North among other towns and wards across the length and breadth of the State have not been neglected.

“The issue of social order and protection is also germane to the elders and we applaud the way and manner in which the State Government has been addressing the matter. It is no gainsaying to allude to the fact that security is everybody's business and the right and workable framework that has been provided by the government assure us that things will get better in our dear State.

“We cannot but commend the increase in Ease of Doing Business index that has significantly boosted foreign and indigenous investment in our dear State. The governor has shown himself as numero uno marketer of our Gateway State and the result is evidently clear in the rise in our internally generated revenue.

The Elders, I believe I am speaking your mind. Prince Dapo Abiodun, MFR is a good example of Omoluwabi. Aside from his sterling performance in the last three years, his predecessors were also opportune to steer the ship of the State
for two unbroken terms. And as such, the tide should not be broken.

“On this note, and on behalf of all members of Governor's Elders Advisory Council, I hereby proclaim the endorsement of the Elders for His Excellency, Prince Dapo Abiodun, to serve for second term in office commencing from May, 2023."

END

Tunde Oladunjoye
Publicity Secretary
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Ogun State
Oladunjoyelo@gmail.com

By Ismail Rasheed

Homer's Iliad, a vast volume of works that essentially underpin Greek mythology may date back to the 8th century BCE, but there are still numerous tropes in the classic tales seemingly written for contemporary times. Indeed, there appears to be a tale from Greek mythology for whatever hubris and shenanigans seen in Nigeria's politics today.

For a while now, I have struggled to make sense of an unrelenting smear campaign targeting the Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun. Each time I tried to fathom what the motive could be, the more perplexed I got.

However, given that such plots almost always tend to unravel, I reckon that the Myth of Sisyphus somewhat explains this mindless muckraking.

Sisyphus was a legendary king of Ephyra (later known as Corinth) eternally condemned to roll a heavy rock up a hill, only to have it roll down as it nears the top, whereupon the task is repeated.

In trying to situate the rage against the Ogun State governor, it's important to view it in the context of the peculiar hurdle he had to scale in 2019 to secure his party's ticket and, ultimately, the governorship. To supporters of the All Progressives' Congress in Ogun State, Abiodun may have seemed like the heir apparent on account of his political pedigree and immense contribution to the party. But the incumbent had some other ideas. Abiodun prevailed nonetheless.

If the party's ticket secured in spite of the then incumbent's well-known aversion felt like an ego-bruising humbling, Abiodun's eventual defeat of that preferred candidate - corralled as it were into a rival party and supported openly by the incumbent - was even more so.

So, what's the fuss about seeing one's candidate lose an election? The answer is simple: no where else do egos come as big as they are in politics. Also, hell apparently has no fury like a chastened godfather knocked off their perch, and denied the sense of entitlement to which they had grown accustomed. The humiliation has to be requited somehow. Therein lies the roots of the pull-Dapo Abiodun-down-at-all-cost project.

But when an obsession is fuelled by malice, hate and envy, truth is often the first casualty. And, as history shows, pursuits built on falsehood falter inevitably. From the doctoring of interviews to suit a sinister agenda to suborning hacks to write slanderous stories and instigating a desperate plot to disqualify Abiodun from the party primary over spurious allegations, the task to malign Governor Abiodun is akin to rolling a huge boulder up a hill. Like Sisyphus' futile bid, the attempts have mostly come to nought.

Peeved by these egregious attempts to assail Governor Abiodun's reputation, a social and democracy advocacy group, Movement for Democratic Progress (MDP), recently urged the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to call a former governor and senator representing Ogun Central in the state, Ibikunle Amosun, to order over what it called his series of anti-party activities in the state. A statement issued by the group’s Secretary, Adeyemi Ige, claimed the former governor was behind the crisis in Ogun State's APC, noting that his aim was to sow discord in the party and disaffection towards the governor.

While it is common knowledge that there is no love lost between the Ogun State governor and his predecessor, it is unlikely the latter would acknowledge any role in the grand plot. But such disavowal will be a hard sell, given his utterly reprehensible spawning of his own party's candidate (Abiodun) in the 2015 governorship election.

The MDP's statement referenced earlier is particularly instructive: “Amosun, having sponsored a governorship candidate against the same party on which platform he contested and won a senatorial seat, was suspended from APC in 2015 but hurriedly pardoned. Despite this pardon, however, he has been making moves to destabilize Ogun APC after it became apparent that he had lost out in the power game."

Equally instructive is how dignified Governor Abiodun has remained in the face of these scurrilous attacks. The repudiation he has chosen is not just silence; it is a silence that would rather let his accomplishments in office speak for him. There is no rebuke that stings deeper than constantly notching a better governance index which reveals, in very stark details, the inadequacies of one's transducers, especially where they happen to be one's own predecessor. Indeed, on the strength of his performance, Governor Abiodun is everything the former governor could not be - a visionary.

Despite being the state that shares a common boundary with Lagos, the socio-economic benefits that ought to accrue from this proximity had barely ever been utilized by Ogun State. Abiodun grasped quite early that the daily cross-boundary migration arising from this proximity makes a seamless transport system expedient. The Ogun State Multi-modal Transportation Master Plan conceived by his administration was meant to address that.

The multi-modal transportation masterplan incorporates road (the mass transit bus shuttle's pilot project was launched recently), rail, water, and air transport components. The vision is to create an interface in a way that each transport mode doesn't just exist in isolation, but complement one another in a somewhat unbroken chain for both intra- and inter-state commute.

With regard to rail transport, Ogun State has leveraged the benefits of its proximity to Lagos to strike an agreement that would see the ongoing rail project developed by the latter extended to the former. Essentially, the 37-kilometre Red Line (scheduled for completion in December this year) which runs from Marina, in Lagos, would extend to Ijoko and Kajola, both boundary communities in Ogun State's Ifo Local Government Area.

This agreement also entails the extension of the 27.5-kilometre Blue Line rail project that runs from Marina through Okokomaiko, a high-density community on the outskirts of Lagos, down to Agbara, an industrial estate in Ogun State. It's important to note that the Abiodun administration's ongoing construction of the Atan Lusada road was conceived to maximally exploit the economic benefits that a rail line extension to this industrial heartland would yield.

No less pathetic is the fact that, over the years, the proximity to Lagos could not be maximized to boost Ogun State's internal revenue. The reference to IGR is significant, as it is arguably one of the most reliable metrics via which a state's growth could be gauged. In 2020, Ogun State was ranked fourth behind Delta, Rivers and Lagos. Although its position was still fourth on the half-year ranking for 2021, the state's IGR figure experienced a 131.5% year-on-year growth. Such remarkable statistic eclipse every past record, in the same same way that these two infrastructure projects stand out as bold exemplars of commitment to an enduring future: the reconstructed Ijebu Ode-Epe Road, an arterial federal road that links the Lekki/Epe corridor of Lagos State to the eastern corridor of Ogun State; and the 42-kilometre Sagamu Interchange-Abeokuta Road.

To a very large extent, envy is essentially a natural human trait. There is hardly anyone who had never wished at some time that they were the one enjoying the adulation being showered on someone else, or that someone else's achievements could be theirs. The real danger is letting such emotions to sire some very untoward thoughts that push one to obsess about another's downfall.

It is interesting that the current mischief-peddling in Ogun State comes at a time the putative mastermind is nursing a presidential ambition. I would recommend that someone draws his attention to these wise counsel from the great Russian playwright, Anton Chekhov: "He who doesn't know how to be a servant should never be allowed to be a master; the interests of public life are alien to anyone who is unable to enjoy others' successes, and such a person should never be entrusted with public affairs."

* Rasheed writes from Abeokuta.

Conference of Ogun APC Youth Leaders, an umbrella body of APC Youth Leaders in Ogun State, has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to nip in the bud, the proposed protests by some so-called human rights activists, being sponsored by the immediate past Governor of Ogun State and the current Senator representing Ogun Central District.

In a petition dated May 2, 2022, addressed to the Inspector General of Police and jointly signed by the Ogun State APC Youth Leader, Comrade Aremu Babatunde, Deputy State Youth Leader, Mr. Adefolu Sabur; Ogun East Senatorial District Youth Leader, Adesina Lawal Olayinka; Ogun West Senatorial District and Ogun Central Senatorial Youth Leader, Comrade Adeniyi Clement Adebayo, the body alerted that there is imminent breach of peace and order if the planned protests is allowed to happen either in Abuja or Ogun State as the former Governor has a history of political violence and gun-running well documented and are in the public space

The letter titled “Notice Of Impending And Possible Breach Of Public Peace At The National Secretariat Of The All Progressives Congress (APC) Abuja And In Ogun State By Senator Ibikunle Amosun” read in part:

“We humbly write to notify you of an impending, imminent and possible violent protest being planned by some politically motivated persons under the guise of “Human Rights Activists”, against Prince Dapo Abiodun MFR, the Governor of Ogun State.
We have it on good authority that the plan is being desperately championed by a former Governor of Ogun State and a current Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Senator Ibikunle Amosun.
Their plan is to present a baseless and spurious petition to the National Chairman (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, alleging Prince Dapo Abiodun of frivolous allegations and seeking for his disqualification in the gubernatorial contest in 2023, which the Governor had shown and expressed his interest in contesting.
The plan to storm the APC Secretariat is borne out of the sheer hatred for the incumbent governor whose three years of good performance has dwarfed the eight years of the vague performance of his predecessor in office. Hence, the resort to pull the Governor down by all means.
It is noteworthy that the said ex-Governor is also sponsoring campaign of calumny against Prince Dapo Abiodun using social media nonentities to cast aspersions and unfounded allegations against the Governor.
Their mischievous plan after the proposed Abuja protest is to replicate same in Abeokuta and other parts of Ogun State.
Ogun State has been peaceful since the assumption of office of the present Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun. Any attempt to take us back to the better-forgotten era of political brigandage and broad day political violence will, predictably, be resisted by the good people of Ogun State.
The Senator sponsoring the impostors, posing as rights activists, has a history of political violence and gun-running well documented and are in the public space . We have not forgotten how President Muhammadu Buhari and APC leaders were stoned during APC presidential campaign rally on February 11, 2019 at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta.
Many of the victims of that inglorious stoning of Mr. President by members of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), a party formed and still being financed by the immediate past Governor, are still licking their wounds that are yet to heal. Any further act of shenanigan by this politician who was once suspended by our party, even as a sitting Governor, will most probably reopen the old wounds.
Sir, we humbly conclude that this letter of alert by reference to Section 4 of the Police Act which states thus:
“The police shall be employed for the prevention and detection of crimes, the apprehension of offenders, the preservation of law and order, the protection of life and property and the due enforcement of all laws and regulation with which they are directly charged..”

Consequent upon the foregoing, we humbly appeal to you to use your good offices in nipping this impending, deliberate and imminent politically sponsored protests, which may lead to the breach of public peace in the bud, by urgent investigation into this evil plan and calling the senator and his hired activists to order.

Sir, remember “a stitch in time, saves nine.”

While the politics of Ogun State is not complete without the part of the immediate past Governor of the State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, the Senator presently representing Ogun Central Senatorial District of the gateway State, his eight years tenure as the Governor had exposed him as the most desperate, domineering and megalomaniac in the history of the State since its creation.

Asides the fact that the present infrastructural deficit the present administration is frantically working to reverse could be traced to the eight years of myopic and self-serving style of administration, the spate of violence and act of gangsterism around the State is a direct reflection of the background of the former Governor.

To say the fact, the acclaimed courage and commitment ascribed to Amosun in the course of fighting insecurity during his suffocating administration were nothing but a mere deception and ruse, just to cover many of covert shenanigans of that government.

According to Napoleon Bonaparte, 'Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self-interest.” Ibikunle Amosun, moving by fear of loosing his political relevance, with economic self-interest, ostracized majority of political leaders in the State and treated them with outright disdain.

Amosun, in the manner that was unprecedented in the history of the State lost over 80 per cent of his core political associates and concomitants.

His desperation to dominate the political space of the State and rule it as a jungle made him the only Governor in the history of the State with largest political foes and antagonists.

A political analyst recently said of the former Governor,'' Every personality around Senator Amosun is either a pauper or a weak character, he is absolutely averse to dissenting opinion and independent thinking, he is not a leader by all standards because of his primitive tendency of dominance''.

Ogun State lost a multi-billions naira projects as a result of shortsightedness and selfish disposition of Amosun when he held sway as Governor, because, he considered his words to be law and final on any issue whatsoever.

Obviously, the greatest political acrimony in the history of Ogun State was initiated by Governor Ibikunle Amosun; one would wonder how a sound man in a sound body could consider all his predecessors as enemies, including his immediate successor, without any reasonable reason other than their refusal to be dominated and emasculated and their courage to think outside the despotic box of ''SIA''.

As it stands, the lingering imbroglio within the ruling APC in Ogun State, coupled with political tension in the State are the brainchild of Amosun to dominate the state in an autocratic way he did between 2011 and 2019.

Nigerians and indeed people of Ogun State must be wary of this Megalomaniac and a wolf in democratic regalia.

Adesola Ajasa writes from Ifo, Ogun State.

The 2022 Workers Days celebration was held today at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta, with a deluge of praises and encomiums poured on the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, by workers and labour leaders for making “life more meaningful to both the active workers and retirees in the state”, while at the same time asking him to do more .

Delivering his speech at the May Day rally, the State Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Ogun State Chapter, Comrade Emmanuel Abimbola Bankole, “commended the strategic and bold step of the current Administration in the state at attracting both local and foreign investments to our state in its bid to create employment opportuniy and enhance the economic prosperity of the state.”

The Labour leader however, “urged government to closely monitor the activities of some of these investors, apart from tax evasion, some of them are engaged in unfair trade practices.”

On Ogun State Strategic Transportation Master Plan, the Labour leader “appreciated the giant stride and resourcefulness” of the Administration in “developing a workable transport master plan for the state and the launch Gateway Bus Pilot Scheme recently,” and expressed the hope that the scheme will be extended to all parts of the state.”

On insecurity in the country, the NLC Chairman remarked: “We commend the effort of the state government in the provision of logistics and operational materials to security agencies in the state, we call on security agencies to reciprocate the gesture of state government by ensuring proper deployment utilization of these equipment.”

In his own speech at the occasion, the Chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Ogun State Council, Comrade Akeem Abiodun Lasisi, urged the government to “do everything possible to increase the the quarterly release of of N500 million.
to clear the backlog of gratuities for the State Pensioners, remarking that “If the past government had started the remission of N500million quarterly as being done by your government, the backlog might have been either completely offset or minimally reduced by now. So, we commend your government for being humane, but we seek an upward review of the amount so remitted quarterly.”

The TUC Chairman said “Prince Dapo Abiodun has “excelled where the provision of public infrastructures, vis-à-vis road construction, the recently launched pilot scheme of public rapid bus transportation system, and sundry worker-friendly initiatives, moves and policies are concerned “.

“Yes, kudos must be given to the government for releasing the promotion letters for the 2018 and 2019 promotion exercise of all Ministries, Departments and Agencies against the old practice
whereby some sectors, most especially the teaching sector would be considered last or not even considered at all in the scheme of things. This indicated you are conscious of the fact that promotion exercises are statutory rights of workers.”

“The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria wishes to appreciate His Excellency for the upward review of the budgetary allocation to car refurbishment and motorcycle loans for senior and junior civil servants from N100,000 to N200,000 and N40,000 to N80,000 respectively. This new piece of cheering news was transmitted to all concerned MDAs in a circular dated 22nd April, 2022. In spite of the downturn in the economy, our Governor has decided to be fair and just.
We say a loud thank you sir”

“Labour is not unaware that the global economy, and in particular that of Nigeria has suffered some blows since the COVID-19 pandemic broke and the associated recession all of which have affected funds available to governments. In fact, the state government is commended for keeping faith with the state workforce even in the face of the hard bitting economic recession by not downsizing nor embarking on salary cuts as done in other states as that would have thrown many breadwinners out of jobs, and their children thereby facing untold hardships.”

The Timi of Ede land, His Royal Majesty, Oba (DR) Munirudeen Adesola Lawal, Laminisa 1, has congratulated Muslims in Ede land, as they mark the end of this year holy month of Ramadan.

The royal father urged Muslim faithful to imbibe the gains of thirty days fasting and lessons of self discipline and restrain from all forms of social vices as being taught in the holy month of Ramadan, as well as reflecting in their conduct henceforth.

This was contained in a press statement signed by the media and public affairs officer to the revered Monarch, Dapo Folaranmi, the copy which was made available to newsmen on Sunday.

Oba Laminisa also used the opportunity to advise residents of the ancient town to shun all manners of conduct capable of causing unnecessary tension in the forthcoming Osun State governorship election, slated for July 16th, as he prayed for workers in his domain marking this year " INTERNATIONAL WORKERS' DAY".

He further implored them to continue to live and co-habit peacefully and go about their normal duties unhindered. The revered king also advised his subjects to do away with unfounded rumour, capable of truncating the peaceful atmosphere of the town, as currently enjoy by the residents of the community.

Timi, then saluted the resilience and patriotic attitude of indigenes and non-indigenes in the town, even in the face of provocative attitude of some miscreants recently, enjoining them to go about their normal business without any fear of molestation.

"In conclusion, I wish all Muslims Ummah in Ede land happy Eid -fitri celebrations''.

The Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, has announced that the academic board of the Polytechnic had approved online registration for newly admitted students starting from 1st May, 2022.

This was contained in an internal memo signed by the Registrar of the institution, Alhaji Isiaka Tunji Agboola, the copy which was made available to newsmen by the Protocol, Media and Public Relations Officer of the school, Sola Lawal.

According to the memo, the Academic Board had on Wednesday, 27th April, 2022, held it's 217th regular academic board meeting, where the decision was reached as part of activities to start a new academic session.

Also, the board approved that students can proceed to complete their bio-data and print necessary documents after payment of prescribed fees, as well as commencement of medical registration.

Meanwhile, the Registrar wishes students of the citadel happy resumption.

The Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, has announced that the academic board of the Polytechnic had approved online registration for newly admitted students starting from 1st May, 2022.

This was contained in an internal memo signed by the Registrar of the institution, Alhaji Isiaka Tunji Agboola, the copy which was made available to newsmen by the Protocol, Media and Public Relations Officer of the school, Sola Lawal.

According to the memo, the Academic Board had on Wednesday, 27th April, 2022, held it's 217th regular academic board meeting, where the decision was reached as part of activities to start a new academic session.

Also, the board approved that students can proceed to complete their bio-data and print necessary documents after payment of prescribed fees, as well as commencement of medical registration.

Meanwhile, the Registrar wishes students of the citadel happy resumption.

The Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, has announced that the academic board of the Polytechnic had approved online registration for newly admitted students starting from 1st May, 2022.

This was contained in an internal memo signed by the Registrar of the institution, Alhaji Isiaka Tunji Agboola, the copy which was made available to newsmen by the Protocol, Media and Public Relations Officer of the school, Sola Lawal.

According to the memo, the Academic Board had on Wednesday, 27th April, 2022, held it's 217th regular academic board meeting, where the decision was reached as part of activities to start a new academic session.

Also, the board approved that students can proceed to compete their bio-data and print necessary documents after payment of prescribed fees, as well as commencement of medical registration.

Meanwhile, the Registrar wishes students of the citadel happy resumption.

May God repose their souls. So sad!

NaijaCoverBlog:
One Mosugu Ezekiel Atebi and his two children, Joana and Jason, were killed in a fatal auto crash.

It was gathered by , that the accident occurred along the Keffi-Abuja road on Good Friday, April 15. Father and children were laid to rest today, Friday, April 22.

According to Petra Akinti Onyegbule, former Chief Press Secretary to Governor Yahaya Bello, few days before the accident, the deceased had buried his nephew, Barrister Tibileri Mosugu, who was killed in Abuja-Kaduna train attack.

"This one I have been unable to process. Mosugu Ezekiel Atebi was my senior in secondary school. One of the cool headed never bullying type. Last time I was in Jos, we didn’t see but we spoke and we both agreed that when next I was in town there’d be no excuses," Petra wrote.

"It was shocking to hear of his tragic death in a ghastly motor accident along with his two children. Honestly, I still haven’t processed it. So unbelievable. And to think a few days before his death, he was at Abuja for the funeral of his nephew who was killed in the Abuja-Kaduna train attack not knowing death was lurking around. Simply unbelievable. They were laid to rest today."

Good riddance to bad rubbish!

I just like this Governor, very democratic and strategically decent, compare to his garullous predecessor.

Ade1234tayo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_pLh6lCfDk

Nigerian singer portable Surprise his pregnant wife with pa ran ran on her birthday.

In the video, his wife was really happy as she hugged her husband passionate showing her appreciation to him.

Congratulations to him. Omo Olalomi, Idamu Adugbo.

The Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, Dr John Adekolawole, alongside other eminent Nigerians have been honoured by Independent Magazine Publishers Association of Nigeria(IMPAN) for the display of outstanding leadership qualities.

According to the association, the Rector and other personalities recognised had been contributing immensely to the growth and development of the society through selfless and focused leadership.

The award titled “Change and Good Governance for Leadership” was presented to the awardees recently in their offices by the IMPAN executives, led by its President, Prince Jude Ubaka.

Ubaka, while presenting the award to Adekolawole, in his office noted that an astute administrator and efficient leader like the Rector deserved to be honoured for his exemplary achievements.

He further explained that the Association, established six years ago is a collection of all magazine publishers in Nigeria who have chosen to speak with one voice particularly on professional issues and also to promote the ethics of the journalism profession in Nigeria and beyond.

Ubaka added that the Association is also founded to collaborate with other Non-Governmental Organizations towards promoting good governance and celebrating achievements of leaders in both private and public sectors in Nigeria.

The Rector, in his remarks thanked the association, as he pledged to continue to contribute his quotas to the upliftment of humanity and growth of the society, adding that there is hope for the nation if everybody contributes accordingly.