Fayemi, Ogunsakin, To Receive Integrity Award

Kayode Fayemi

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State

The  Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi and the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State, Tunde Ogunsakin are among the distinguished Nigerian slated to receive prestigious Nigerian Association of Christian Journalists “Integrity Award”.

The award is an annual event designed to specially recognise the few Nigerians who have demonstrated high sense of integrity in their respective official capacities.

According to Charles Okhai, the group’s Secretary General, “we sincerely believe that if we are mentally integrity conscious as a people, corruption will loosen its hold on our nation. The award was, conceptualized to discourage corruption and encourage integrity in every strata of the society.

“In order to ensure that the award goes to deserving Nigerians and achieve the aim for which it was designed, the recipients are painstakingly nominated and in a transparent process voted for by the Nigerian people. The recipients of the award in various categories are therefore automatically ambassadors of the association as well as symbols of integrity.”

He said that besides the Integrity Award, some Nigerians will be decorated with an “Ambassadorial Award” which is a special honour bestowed on the recipients by the association.

“The Nigerian Association of Christian Journalist Integrity Award was the first organized last year when the association felt strongly impelled to contribute her own quota to the fight against corruption in the country.

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“This year, NACY Integrity Award will hold on Thursday June 12, 2014 at the Sheraton Hotels, Ikeja, Lagos. Many of Nigeria’s most celebrated eminent personalities are expected to grace the occasion. They include retired General Theophilus Danjuma who had been penciled down to chair the event. The erudite and quintessential lawyer, Barr. Femi Falana (SAN) will be on hand to deliver the keynote address tagged: Integrity in Leadership” a panacea to peace, economic growth and sustainability.

“Professor Jerry Gana will add glamour to the occasion as a special guest of honour while the amiable Rivers State Police Commissioner, Tunde Ogunsakin, the recipient of 2013, ‘Integrity Award of the Year’ will be the presenter of the most prestigious and pricey  ‘Integrity Man of the Year Award’ to the recipient, Okhai said.

Some governors, ministers, lawmakers, business moguls, Nollywood stars, entertainment impresarios, commissioners, media executives  are expected at the event.

“Besides Governor Fayemi and CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, other eminent personalities will be honoured. Among them is the Chief Executive Officer of Inspiration FM, Mr Soni Irabor. The ace broadcaster will be decorated with the Ambassadorial honour for professional integrity as well as co-ordinate the event as the Master of Ceremony.

“The entire exercise is to help redirect the history of the Nigerian nation from the path of corruption to the path of righteous,” Okhai said.

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