September 12, (THEWILL) – No fewer than seven state governors will be honoured at the 15th edition of Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award (NMNA) scheduled to hold at Airport Hotel Ikeja on September 19, 2021.
They are Governors Babajide Olusola Sanwolu of Lagos State; Yahaya Bello of Kogi State and Governors Bello Matawalle, Gboyega Oyetola, Ben Ayade, Abdullahi Ganduje of Zamfara, Osun, Cross Rivers, Kano States, respectively.
Also a former governor of Zamfara State, Sani Yerima, and a host of other prominent Nigerians will equally be honoured at the occasion.
Speaking on behalf of the organisers, the Director of Media and Publicity for NMNA, Mr Ajibade Alabi, stated that the governors, particularly Governor Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, would also use the medium to address the press on his developmental strategies and achievements in the last two years.
Alabi, who disclosed that the 15th edition of the award would be held on September 19, 2021 in Lagos, stated that the awardees were selected due to their dexterity and dedication, as well as outstanding contributions to their various fields.
According to him, the award ceremony was initially programmed to take place in Zamfara State last July, since Lagos had been the host since inception.
He added that they organisers planned to go on a tour of parts of Zamfara State, specifically to inspect some of the state government’s projects, with the winners of the awards and some selected senior journalists.
“Despite this new development, the glitz, glamour, and paparazzi that the award is associated with will not be taken away,” he said.
The organisers said that if the security situation in the country improves, the event could be moved to the North for next year’s edition.
The survey rated governors’ effectiveness in handling the COVID-19 pandemic, security, infrastructure, economy, political sagacity, humility and environmental waste management.
- Meanwhile, arrangements for this year’s Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award are going on smoothly. This year’s edition, according to the organisers, is set to raise the bar again, as well as acknowledging some journalists, businessmen and politicians for their commitment.
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