Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka on Wednesday emerged as the first recipient of the Obafemi Awolowo prize for leadership.
The unveiling, by the selection committee chairman, Emeka Anyaoku took place at the office of the Obafemi Awolow Foundation Gbagada, Lagos, South west, Nigeria.
Anyaoku said that one of the major recommendations of the special dialogue was that the Obafemi Awolowo Foundation should institute an Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership to encourage, recognize, reward and celebrate excellence in Nigerian leadership.
He added that Prof. Soyinka has in various ways demonstrated many of the core values that have been associated with Obafemi Awolowo and which this prize is meant to encourage and reward.
"it gives me immense pleasure to announce that, after very careful consideration, the selection committee came to the unanimous conclusion that, of all the nominesss presented before it, the individual adjudged to possess to the highest degree the attributes fro the award and is therefore the first ever recipient of the Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leaadership is Prof. Wole Soyinka."
Anyaoku stressed that the award is a prestigious biennial national prize which is structured to follow a rigorous process of nomination and subsequent screening by a selection committee made up of some of the most outstanding Nigerians including, Justice Muhammadu Uwais, Prof Akin Mabogunje, Sir Olaniwun Ajayi, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Olorogun Felix Ibru, Prof. Adetokunbo Lucas, Profesor Ladipo Adamolekun, Professor Anya O. Anya, Mr. Bola Akingbade, Prof. Mrs. Soetan and Mr. Niyi Adegbonmire. The committee was assisted in its work by the Foundation's Executive Director, Dr. Tokunbo Awolowo Dosunmu.
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