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<\/p>\nLagos: Zulum receives 2022 HLF award for \u201cexcellence\u201d as Anyaoku calls him performer<\/p>\n
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\u2026 Gov. dedicates win to armed forces<\/p>\n
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The Hallmark of Labour Foundation (HLF), a collection of highly respected elder statesmen and women amongst them technocrats, academics and diplomats, on Saturday presented Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, with its 2022 \u201cRole Model Award for Excellence in Leadership and Good Governance\u201d.<\/p>\n
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The HLF\u2019s board of trustees is chaired by Professor Emeritus Umaru Shehu with members that include Amb. Dr. Christopher Kolade, Professor Grace Alele Williams, Professor Itse Sagay and other eminent Nigerians.<\/p>\n
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The foundation\u2019s core objective is \u201cto identify worthy role models and use the achievements of these role models as examples to educate the youths that success through genuine labour is more rewarding and fulfilling\u201d:<\/p>\n
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The HLF annual awards began on 28th of November, 1997, with its first winner: late Prof. Thomas Adeoye Lambo, first African Psychiatrist and first Deputy Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).<\/p>\n
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The 2022 awards which coincided with the foundation\u2019s 26th anniversary, took place at Oriental Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos and it was attended by prominent intellectuals including Professor Attahiru Jega, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.<\/p>\n
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Former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Emeka Anyaoku, presented Governor Zulum with the award.<\/p>\n
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\u201cOur recipient for the award for Excellence in Leadership and Good Governance, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, is without any doubt, a performing Governor\u201d, Anyaoku declared before a thunderous applause of guests at the event.<\/p>\n
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Zulum\u2019s choice, HLF\u2019s board said, was \u201cin recognition of his outstanding performance in leadership and good governance which has greatly enhanced the well-being of the good people of Borno State\u201d and which \u201chas set him (Zulum) apart as a Great Nigerian Role Model\u201d.<\/p>\n
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The Zulum administration is credited for executive 120 capital projects in its first 100 days, 326 capital projects and 49 capital-intensive programmes in his first year; 556 capital projects by the second year and over 600 capital projects in the third year.<\/p>\n
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These were beside Governor Zulum assuming the role of Borno State\u2019s chief humanitarian officer, traversing all communities even at risk to his personal safety, to supervise security deployments, humanitarian responses, reconstruction of communities destroyed by insurgents and safe resettlements of Internally Displaced Persons and refugees from the state.<\/p>\n
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\u2026 Zulum dedicates award to armed forces<\/p>\n
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Governor Zulum in his response, after Saturday night\u2019s award, said:\u00a0 \u201cI dedicate this award to my team, and most especially to the men in uniform who work with us, supporting us to achieve and deliver good governance to our people.\u201d<\/p>\n
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He also said the award would not make him relent but rather \u201cencourage us to do more for the good of Borno State\u201d.<\/p>\n
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The governor noted that \u201cthere is [still] so much to be done\u201d promising that God willing, his dream is \u201cto build a society that works for everyone (in Borno State)\u201d.<\/p>\n
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The HLF award was one of over 20 prominent awards and honours received by Governor Zulum since 2019.<\/p>\n
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The governor has, within the last three months, been presented with three awards by President Muhammadu Buhari at different occasions.<\/p>\n
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\u2026 10 Professors, judges also awarded<\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, at Saturday\u2019s Hallmark of Labour Foundation (HLF) awards, Zulum was not the only recipients as 10 persons amongst them<\/p>\n
\u00a0judges and professors were also presented with different categories of the 2022 role model awards.<\/p>\n
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The winners include: former judge at the International Criminal Court, Judge Dr. Chile Eboe-Osuji- recognized for \u201cHLF-Emeka Anyaoku Life-Time Achievement Award\u201d; Honourable Justice Paul Adamu Galumje- honoured for \u201cCourageous Service to the Advancement of our Legal System\u201d, Otumba Olasubomi Michael Balogun- honoured for \u201cExcellence in Entrepreneurship and Corporate Governance\u201d, and Professor Ekanem Ikpi Braide for \u201cConsistent Advocacy for Positive Change within the University System\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Other recipients were Professor Peter Akinsola Okebukola for \u201cContributions in the Field of Education\u201d, Professor Frank Osato Giwa-Osagie for \u201cContributions in the Field of Medicine\u201d, Professor Oladapo Adenrele Ashiru also for \u201cContributions in the Field of Medicine\u201d, Professor Dennis Edokpaigbe Agbonlah also for \u201cContributions in the Field of Science\u201d, Professor Abubakar Sani Sambo for \u201cContributions in the Field of Science\u201d and Professor Tonnie Osa Iredia for \u201cExcellence in Leadership and Professionalism in the Media\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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