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Leadership Annual Conference, Awards Hold Today(AllAfrica Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) It's D-Day at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, as all roads lead to the venue of the 2013 LEADERSHIP Conference and Awards ceremony. The event, which kicks off at 10am today, will be broadcast live on the Africa International Television (AIT). No fewer than 30 emirs and other traditional rulers from across the country have confirmed their attendance at the ceremony, which would see the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alhaji Muhammed S'aad Abubakar, and the Archbishop of the Catholic Diocese of Abuja, His Grace John Cardinal Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, receive the LEADERSHIP Persons of the Year 2012 star award. Apart from Sultan Abubakar, the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Garbai Al-Amin El-Kanemi; the Emir of Gwandu, Alhaji Iliyasu Bashir; the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero; the Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Sulaimon; the Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmuminu Kabir; the Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar; and the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, will be at the event. Also, the Emir of Gombe, Alhaji Shehu Abubakar; the Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris; the Emir of Hadejia, Alhaji Adamu Abubakar Maje; the Emir of Fika, Dr. Muhammad Ibn Abali Mohammed Idrissa; the Emir of Lafia, Alhaji Isa Mustapha Agwai II; the Emir of Kazaure, Alhaji Nagib Husaini Adamu; the Emir of Damaturu, Alhaji Shehu Ibn El-Kanemi Hashim; the Emir of Birnin Gwari, Alhaji Jibrin Maigwari; and Eze Elemo Anya have confirmed their attendance. The Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Samaila Mera; the Emir of Anka, Alhaji Attahiru Mohammed Ahmad; the Emir of Jemaa', Alhaji Isa Mohammed Isa; the Emir of Suleja, Alhaji Auwal Ibrahim; and the Eje of Ankpa, HRH Yakubu Ahmodu, will also grace the occasion. The theme of this year's conference is "Rebuilding Nigeria", which the guest lecturer, Niger State governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu, will explicate, against the backdrop of past and current challenges in the nation-building process and chart a way forward for the country. Sultan Abubakar III and Cardinal Onaiyekan will also speak on the conference's theme. The 2013 LEADERSHIP Annual Conference and Awards programme will hold under the chairmanship of Imo State governor Rochas Okorocha, who will also give the opening speech. The chairman, LEADERSHIP Group, Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah, will deliver the welcome address while the sterling audience expected at the event would have ample time to respond to the lecture. At today's event, the LEADERSHIP Awards for Excellence would also be bestowed on outstanding Nigerians who have done exceedingly well in various spheres of our national life, steadying the troubled ship of state and keeping hope alive in the country last year. In addition, deserving government organs and corporate entities would be honoured for the cutting-edge products and services they rendered to the Nigerian people in 2012. Akwa Ibom State governor Godswill Akpabio (LEADERSHIP Governor of the Year 2012); national publicity secretary, Action Congress of Nigeria, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (LEADERSHIP Politician of the Year 2012); and chairman, Daar Communications Plc, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi (LEADERSHIP Business Person of the Year 2012), would receive the star awards at today's event. Other distinguished recipients of this year's awards include the managing director/chief executive officer of the Bank of Industry, Mrs Evelyn Ndali Oputu (LEADERSHIP CEO of the Year 2012); director-general, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Mohammed Sani-Sidi (LEADERSHIP Public Officer of the Year 2012); the paralympians, LEADERSHIP Sportspersons of the Year 2012; Olusegun Adeniyi, LEADERSHIP Author of the Year 2012; Mary-Ann Juma, LEADERSHIP Young Person of the Year 2012; and Iyanya - the Kukere Master, LEADERSHIP Entertainer of the Year 2012. From the corporate world, Arik Air will receive the LEADERSHIP Company of the Year 2012 Award; Airtel Nigeria, LEADERSHIP Telecom Company of the Year 2012; Zenith Bank, LEADERSHIP Bank of the Year 2012; Aso Savings & Loans, LEADERSHIP Mortgage Bank of the Year 2012; and Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), LEADERSHIP Government Agency of the Year 2012. The full list of the LEADERSHIP Awards For Excellence 2012 is published in today's edition of the newspaper as a pullout on pages i - xvi. Copyright Leadership. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). |