Nigeria's
authoritative news magazine, the Newswatch, has named the
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali
(OON), the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Year 2015 (Public Sector
Category).
The award, which will be formally
presented to Prof. Ambali along with seven other winners at a grand
ceremony at the NICON Luxury Hotel, Abuja on Sunday February 7, 2016, is
in recognition of his “tremendous achievements as the Vice-Chancellor
of the University of Ilorin.”
Other winners of the Newswatch Persons
of the Year Award are the former Chairman of the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, who has been named the
“Overall Person of the Year”; the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary
Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, “Overall CEO of
the Year”; the CEO of Channels Television, Mr. John Momoh, “CEO of the
Year (Private Sector)”; the Director-General of the National Teachers'
Institute, Dr. Aminu Ladan Sharehu, “Director-General of the Year”; the
Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, “Best New Governor”; and
the Borno State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Shettima, “Best Returned
Governor”.
In the letter of award dated January 4,
2016 and sent to the Vice-Chancellor, the Managing Director of the
Newswatch magazine said, “I have the honour to inform you that our
Editorial Board, Newswatch readers and our Newswatch Person of the Year
2015 Panel have adjudged you the winner of the NEWSWATCH PERSON OF THE
YEAR award in the CEO OF THE YEAR (PUBLIC SECTOR) CATEGORY.”
The award letter, a copy of which was
made available to Unilorin Bulletin, further told Prof. Ambali, “This is
on account of your tremendous achievements as Vice-Chancellor of the
University of Ilorin. We note your innovative leadership and best
practices within the University as attested to by international rankings
of the University of Ilorin as among the best in Nigeria in the past
few years.
“Locally, the University has become the
leaders in research. Strike actions are anathema at Unilorin. It is the
most sought after University in Nigeria by UTME candidates. Staff are
happy, students are joyful. We congratulate sir, as these are no mean
achievements”, the magazine management said.
According to Newswatch, the nation's
oldest news magazine founded in 1985, the Person of the Year Award was
instituted yearly “to encourage leaders that are doing well”, adding
that “the Awards were to recognise and reward persons and institutions
in the public and private sectors who made positive impact on corporate
and societal governance last year”.
The magazine's management explained
further that record of performance of each of the winners was the
yardstick for the awards. It added that media awards, besides
encouraging others to emulate the winners, were effective measures to
prevent further degeneration of values in the society.
Last year, 15 persons won the awards.
The magazine's Editorial Board, however, disclosed that “only six
distinguished leaders will be decorated for 2015 because we couldn't
find those who meet the criteria for winning in the other categories.”
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