The former Governor of Benue state, said he was delighted to be considered for the role.
“I have denied with the DAILY ASSET Newspaper for a long time and can say that it is doing very well,” he said in a response to his invitation.
The event, which holds at the NICON Luxury hotel Abuja will also have in attendance, the First Lady of Benue State, Dr(Mrs) Eunice Ortom, who has confirmed her participation. She will receive the award of ‘First Lady of the year 2020’.
Similarly, Executive Secretary of Nigeria Content Monitoring Development Board, Engr Simbi Sekiye Wabote and the corporate Oxford Group, will participate at the grand event, which draws together eminent Nigerians from all walks of life, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of the Newspaper company, Dr Cletus Akwaya said in a statement in Abuja.
He said other awardees had earlier confirmed their attendance at the event.
He said Secretary to Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, has confirmed his participation at the 4th DAILY ASSET Annual awards. Mustapha will be Distinguished Guest of Honour and will be honoured as DAILY ASSET Man of the Year 2020.
The theme of this year’s event is “Conflict Management, Peace Building and Development in a Democratic Setting”.
In a letter dated February 12, by a Director in his office, the SGF said he was appreciative of his choice by the Editorial Board as “DAILY ASSET Man of the year 2020 in recognition of the effective leadership he has provided to the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, which ahs led to the development of a workable strategy for the containment and management of the pandemic”.
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri who was chosen by the Editorial Board as Politician of the year said he was appreciative of the Newspaper for acknowledging his efforts to mobilise all the segments of Bayelsa people towards rapid development of the state since assumption of office.
Secretary to the Government of Yobe State, Alhaji Baba Mallam Wali and Director General of Nigerian Television Authority(NTA) will be joint recipients of the Public Servant of the Year Award. The duo had in separate correspondences earlier accepted their choice for the annual awards. In another letter, the Sole Administrator of Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd, Engr Sumaila Abdul-Akaba also accepted his choice as CEO of the Year and said he would personally attend the event.
“ I am humbled to be so noticed and recognized for this ward by your esteemed and respected Newspaper. Let me say with al sense of humility that this award has come to me as a surprise because the effort of pushing the Ajaokuta Steel Dream forward has remained a collective one by all the workers of the company,” the Sole Administrator said in his letter of acceptance.
Secretary to Government of Yobe State, Alhaji Baba Mallam Wali and Director General of Nigeria Television Authority(NTA, Alhaji Yakubu Ibn Mohammed had
A renowned Diplomat and Chair of the 6th Region African Union Canada and the Americas, who works as Policy Advisor on Diaspora Matters at the African Union Headquarters, Amb. Macaulay Onyekachi Kalu, has also expressed appreciation for his choice as Distinguished Nigerian Diaspora Leader of the year and pledged full participation at the annual event.
