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Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, will on Friday receive The Sun Newspapers’ Man of the Year Award and deliver the maiden Policy Dialogue with Government Leaders lecture organised by the Lagos Country Club, in recognition of his administration’s development initiatives and contributions to public policy.
The two events, scheduled to hold in Lagos on the same day, will see Uzodimma address members of the 77-year-old Lagos Country Club on the theme, “The Future Is Local: Stimulating Grassroots Economies for Inclusive Growth,” before proceeding to The Sun Awards ceremony, where he will be honoured as Man of the Year.
The recognition by The Sun Newspapers follows an assessment of the governor’s performance in infrastructure development, digital technology, healthcare, education, energy and human capital development in Imo State.
In a letter conveying the decision to Uzodimma, the Managing Director of The Sun Newspapers, Mr. Onuoha Ukeh, said the governor’s leadership had resulted in significant infrastructural and human capital development across the state.
Ukeh identified road construction, initiatives in digital technology, the ongoing Oguta Lake dredging project intended to provide access to the Atlantic Ocean, the establishment of the Orashi Power Plant and investments in healthcare as some of the achievements considered in selecting the governor for the award.
He also cited the development of robotic and oncology facilities at the Umuguma Specialist Hospital, improvements in education and initiatives aimed at strengthening energy sustainability.
According to the newspaper, the decision to confer the Man of the Year Award on Uzodimma followed an extensive assessment by its team of reporters of the development projects and programmes undertaken by his administration.
The award will be the second major recognition of the governor by The Sun Newspapers, which named him Governor of the Year in 2021.
Meanwhile, the Lagos Country Club said Uzodimma was selected to deliver the inaugural lecture in its Policy Dialogue with Government Leaders series because of his experience in public policy formulation, governance and rural development.
The lecture, which will precede The Sun Awards ceremony on Friday, is expected to focus on the role of grassroots economic development in promoting inclusive growth, with particular attention to policies and initiatives capable of stimulating economic activities in local communities.
The two engagements will provide separate platforms for the governor to discuss his administration’s development programmes and receive recognition for his leadership in Imo State.
