FORMER Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Sir Arthur Mbanefo, will on Saturday, February 20, 2016, chair The Sun Awards ceremony holding at the Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The event starts at 3pm.
Confirming his acceptance to be chairman, Mbanefo, a renowned chartered accountant, said he was obliged to be part of the event owing to the quality of personalities, who win The Sun Awards.
Mbanefo, who himself won The Sun Lifetime Achievement Award a few years ago, expressed his highest regards to the board and management of The Sun Publishing Limited.
Mbanefo attended St. Patrick’s College, Calabar, and was trained as accountant in England. He was a senior partner, Akintola Williams and Company and Board Member, Nigerian Sock Exchange, Lagos, among others.
The Sun Awards 2015, which is the 13th edition, will celebrate outstanding Nigerians, who made marks in various spheres of human endeavours last year.
Those to be honoured are Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos State and national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (The Sun Man of the Year); Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra (Governor of the Year); Hajia Nana Shettima (Most Supportive First Lady); Dr. Uche Ogah, President, Master Energy Oil & Gas Limited (Investor of the Year); Mr. Yemi Adeola, Group Managing Director of Sterling Bank Plc. (Banker of the Year); Dr. Obiora Chukwuka
(Businessman of the Year); Mrs. Chinelo Anohu-Amazu, Director-General of the Nigerian Pension Commission (Public Service Award); Mr. Amaju Pinnick (Sport Person of the Year); and Mr. Harrison Okiri (Harrysongz) (Creative Person of the Year).
Others are Mrs. Josephine Ugwu (Nigerian Hero Award); Mrs. Omoni Oboli (Nollywood Person of the Year); Chief Vincent Obianodo, Chairman of Chisco Transport (Hospitality Man of the Year); Chief Eric Umeofia, Chairman, Erisco Foods Limited (Manufacturer of the Year); and Oba Fredrick Akinruntan (Industrialist of the Year).
Others who will receive the Lifetime Achievement Awards are, former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar; General Ike Nwachukwu; Chief Mbazurike Amaechi; Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia; Chief Kessington Adebutu; and Justice Marian Aloma Muktar, former Chief Justice of Nigeria.
Winners of The Sun Awards 2015 were unveiled on November 15, 2015 after a two-day deliberation of the Board of Editors, chaired by Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief, The Sun Publishing Limited, Mr. Eric Osagie.
In a statement before the winners were announced, Osagie said the selection process was painstaking and rigorous, as the Board of Editors considered many Nigerians. He revealed that debate during the selection process was robust and frank without any sentiment, adding that the winners were selected on their merit.
“In the selection process, members of The Sun Board of Editors did put sentiment aside and looked at the nominees dispassionately before arriving at the winners. We debated for 48 hours and eventually arrived at the winners. It was so because we take the awards seriously. You must know that owing to the thoroughness in our selection process, our awards have never been faulted in the past,” Osagie said.
Many prominent Nigerians have won The Sun Awards in the past. They include, Minister of Transport, Chibuike Amaechi, Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN); Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole; former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi; President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Chairman of Globacom, Dr. Mike Adenuga.
Others are former governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso; former governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan; former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; ex-governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Danjuma Goje and former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio.
Others who have also won the awards are former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida; former Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Danjuma, Chief Tony Anenih; Prof Joe Irukwu, Don Jazzy, Mrs. Ekaete Unoma Akpabio and Mrs. Doshima Suswam, among others.
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