AKWA Ibom
State governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio, was, at the
weekend, honoured as the African ICT Man of The Year, during the eighth annual Nigerian Telecoms Awards, organised by the
Nigerian Telecommunications News, in Victoria Island, Lagos.
The honour,
the latest in the string of recognitions and accolades received by the
governor, was described as special by the organisers of the award, who cited
Akpabio’s effort and investment in building and equipping the first e-library in West Africa, a major e-learning and knowledge development
centre as the basis of their consideration.
The award
was presented to the governor by a former Minister of
Defence, Dr Bello Moha-mmed Haliru, who commended him for
transforming and repositioning the state
Akpabio, who
was represented at the event by the state Commissioner for Information and
Communications, Mr Aniekan Umanah, dedicated
the award to the people of Akwa Ibom State and thanked God for the opportunity
and privilege given him to serve.
He expressed
appreciation to the organisers for independently recognising the efforts of his
administration and urged them not to relent in their efforts at promoting best
practices in the ICT and telecoms industry.
The award
ceremony attracted several dignitaries, including the Osun State governor, Mr
Rauf Are-gbesola; a former governor of Ogun State, Chief Oluegun Osoba; a
former chief executive of Nigerian Communications Commission, Mr Ernest Ndukwe;
Mr Olawale Ige; national publicity secretary of the Action Congress of Nigeria
(ACN), Alhaji Lai Mohammed and other bigwigs in ICT and telecommunications
industry.
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