Gov Willie Obiano has bagged an award as the 2017 Governor-of-the-year from the Federal Capital Territory Council of the Nigeria Union Journalists, NUJ.
The award was presented to the governor at the Governor's Lodge, Awka by the executive delegation of the Council led by its Chairman, Comrade Paul Abechi
The Award was conferred on the governor during this year's Press week celebration of the Council.
Presenting the award, Comrade Abechi said the award which was approved by the National Secretariat of the Union, was conceived in keeping with their tradition of celebrating achievements in leadership as a way of promoting good governance in the country.
He revealed that the decision to honour Gov Obiano was as a result of a thorough survey which they conducted that showed Obiano's administration had performed beyond rhetorics especially in the areas of security, agriculture, worker's welfare, education and infrastructure, congratulating him on a well deserved victory at the just concluded governorship election in the state.
Gov Obiano while acknowledging the honour thanked the Council for the recognition which according to him has shown that the developmental efforts of his administration was being acknowledged nationwide.
He noted that the honor will spur him to continue to pursue programmes and policies that will guarantee improvement on the people's standard of living especially as his administration moves into its second term.
They thereafter presented a plaque and certificate of the award to the governor.
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