The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been conferred with the ‘Man of the Year 2021 Economy Award’ by New Telegraph newspaper.
Presenting the award to Emefiele at the New Telegraph Award Night, held in Lagos, the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said Emefiele was indeed the Governor with a full balance sheet.
“He is the only Governor that does not need an election to be so addressed and it is an honour that the award is being passed unto him”, he added.
Receiving the award on behalf of the CBN Governor, the Deputy Governor, CBN, Kingsley Obiora expressed gratitude to the management of New Telegraph.
He said: “I would like to in honour of my boss, the Governor of CBN, express our deepest gratitude to the New Telegraph, the management, ownership, the editors and all those who found my boss worthy of this award.
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru also won the maiden edition of the New Telegraph Newspapers “Public Integrity Award 2021.”
The organisers said the AMCON boss was selected from a large pool of public servants that are heading different Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the government across Nigeria because of his commitment, dedication, uprightness, and patriotic zeal that he has gone about the recovery drive from AMCON obligors who owe Nigeria a current outstanding debt of over N4.4 trillion.
The awards which, was received on behalf of the AMCON MD/CEO by Jude Nwauzor, Head, Corporate Communications Department of the Corporation.
Other winners are President of the Senate, Senator Ahmed Lawan, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, and the Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum, among others.
Credit: thenationonlineng.net
