May 12, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari, on the 12th May, 2022, bestowed the Chairman of Air Peace, Barrister Allen Onyema, a National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award.
Buhari also honoured other business moguls in Nigeria, including Chief Mike Adenuga, the Chairman of Globacom, Jim Ovia, the Founder of Zenith Bank Plc, Abdulsamad Rabiu, the Founder of BUA Group and Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu, a renowned farmer and currently the Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
In the same vein, Secretary to the Federal Government, Boss Mustapha was also recongised with National Merit Award for the role he played during the fight against COVID-19 in Nigeria
Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Thursday, at an event to herald the NPOM Award ceremony, Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, said the conferment of National Productivity Order of Merit Award, was a positive step by the government to institutionalise productivity consciousness and excellence in service among workers and organisations in Nigeria, towards redirecting their efforts to the growth and development of our economy.
The other objectives of the Award are to reward the most productive workers and organisations in both public and private sectors for diligence, high performance, high productivity and research achievements; encourage and foster the spirit of healthy competition amongst workers, firms and companies in Nigeria and encourage the spirit of self-reliance.
Meanwhile, Onyema has been involved in many social investments, which have impacted Nigerians in various ways, especially the deployment of aircraft for rescue flights during lockdown in 2020, corporate philanthropy, massive employment and other social impact initiatives.
He has also made successful strides in advancing Nigeria’s aviation industry, including being the launch customer of the Embraer 195-E2 airplanes in the whole of Africa.
About the Author
