Segun Awofadeji in Gombe
Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Yahaya, has been nominated as ‘The Sun Governor of The Year 2023’ by The Sun Publishing Limited, publishers of Daily Sun, Saturday Sun, Sunday Sun and Sporting Sun.
The notice of the nomination was conveyed to the governor by the Managing Director of the media outfit, Mr. Onuoha Ukey, who led other members of his management team, including the Editor, Ihenacho Nwonsu, and the Head of Northern Operations, Folashade Adetutu, on a visit to the governor at the Gombe State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja last Friday.
He said: “We are here to notify you that the Board of Editors of The Sun Publishing Limited, after a rigorous selection process, has picked you as the winner of The Sun Governor of the Year Award 2023.
Ukey informed the governor that the decision of the Board of Editors to confer on him the award was in recognition of his visionary leadership and remarkable strides in infrastructure, healthcare, education, environment, water supply, human capital development among others.
He said Yahaya’s performance was scaled against those of others and found to standout.
Ukey disclosed that The Sun award is reserved for the governor who has performed exceptionally well in office; “one whose administration has made a verifiable and positive impact on the lives of the people.
“Your selection for this award was based on merit because of your achievements within the period you have been the governor of Gombe State. Many people refer to you as a visionary governor, and this disposition has shown clearly in the years you have been the head of the government in Gombe State.”
The MD congratulated the governor on his nomination as the Sun Governor of the Year 2023 and formally invited him to the award ceremony and formal conferment on February 17, 2024, at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos.
While accepting the nomination, Governor Yahaya thanked the media outfit for recognising his government’s modest achievements, describing the award as an honour done not only to him but his working team and the people of Gombe State.
“The award will inspire us to do more for the betterment of the people of Gombe State, and we will succeed in changing the narratives to make the state a better place, better than we met it,” he said.
The governor also stated that his administration is providing quality governance to the people through a well thought-out Gombe State Development Plan (2021-2030) aimed at transforming the state within the next 10 years and placing it on the path of sustainable development.
