The Executive Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi will on Friday, January 21 host the National Peace Award Committee headed by the President, Dr. Suleiman Adejoh to a dinner at Government House Enugu.

At the event, the governor will be honoured and decorated with the prestigious National Peace Award as the Most Peaceful Governor In Nigeria.

The governor was scheduled to receive the prestigious award at International Conference Centre Abuja in November 2021 but for his very tight schedule he apologised and requested for a convenient date.

At the November 13 event, the Katsina State Governor, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari was appointed as one of the patrons of the organization and also awarded as the Most Proactive Governor in Nigeria while the Emir of Bichi, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Nasiru Ado Bayero, who is also a patron of the committee, was awarded as the Most Peaceful Traditional Ruler in Nigeria.

The excecutive governor of Delta State, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa was honoured as the Best Governor On Youth Empowerment, the FCT Minister Of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu Tijjani, received the award as the Best Serving Female Minister in Nigeria.

She is the Grand Matron of Peace while his Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari (GCOF), is the Grand Patron of Peace.

Several other dignitaries graced the event in November last year.

According to the President of National Peace Awards, Dr. Adejoh, the unanimous choice of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi as the Most Peaceful Governor in Nigeria is because of his track records of peace activities and peace advocacy programmes in the South East of Nigeria.

According to Adejoh, the Governor has demonstrated competence in promoting peaceful co-existence in Enugu State through various avenues, including mass empowerment of young people, infrastructural renewal and putting Enugu on the map of development.

He added that above all, Governor Ugwuanyi has consistently embarked on peace and conflict resolution through various strategies.

“After the award presentation, the Governor will go down in history as the Best Governor Enugu State has ever had.

“Other responsibilities can be accorded to Governor Ugwuanyi in the project 2023 because he has the capacity to united the country.

“With the national election coming up in Nigeria, if anything is to be zoned to the South East, then His Excellency, Governor Ugwuanyi should be considered for such position.

“He is simple, he is performing, he is down-to-earth, he has contributed immensely for the entrenchment of peace in the South East and by extension Nigeria, and that is what we need for Nigeria to move forward”, he noted.

Source: StreetReporters.ng