The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has reacted to his emergence as the Silverbird Man of the Year 2024.
Oyebanji spoke in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Yinka Oyebode, in the early hours of Thursday to the media.
The Eagle Online recalls that the management of Silverbird had on Wednesday morning announced Governor Oyebanji as winner of Silver bird Man of the Year award, 2024, having polled the highest number of votes to beat other nominees for the award category.
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In the statement by Oyebode, Oyebanji said he owes Nigerians who voted in the exercise a debt of gratitude, promising that the recognition will spur him to do more in terms of impactful service to the people.
He said: “The honour is not about me but for Ekiti people.
“The award is dedicated to God for his grace, Mr President whose strong support made this possible and Ekitikete for providing the opportunity to serve by voting our party the All Progressives Congress (APC) into office and for their massive support for our administration.”
Silverbird had cited Governor Oyebanji’s impressive performance and achievements in the areas of infrastructure and tourism development, social intervention for the less privileged, inclusion governance, agriculture and rural development.
Instituted in 2005 to recognise individuals who have impacted the society, previous winners of the Silverbird Man of the Year award include former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN); former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el- Rufai; former NAFDAC boss, late Prof. Dora Akinyuli; former Governor of Sokoto State, Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal’ Senator Adams Oshiomhole; and business mogul, Chief Mike Adenuga.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and former President Muhammadu Buhari have also won the Silverbird Extraordinary Personality award.
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