GMD UBA, Kennedy Uzoka Wins Coveted Zik Leadership Award

The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Kennedy Uzoka, has been announced as a winner of the 2019 Zik Award for Professional Leadership.

Uzoka clinched the much-coveted award alongside the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer at the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof Umar Danbatta.

The Zik Leadership awards is organised by the Public Policy Research and Analysis Centre (PPRAC) and was instituted 25 years ago, in 1995, in honour of the first President of Nigeria, Late Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe, primarily to encourage and nurture leadership on the African Continent and in the Diaspora.

The UBA GMD and others were announced winners in a letter signed by the Member Advisory Board, PPRAC, Professor Pat Utomi, and Executive secretary, Emeka Obasi, which stated that Uzoka was chosen as a result of his outstanding contributions to the development and growth of the Banking and Financial Services Industry and unblemished record of service as a banker of international repute.

The letter read, “The GMD/CEO, of Africa’s global bank, UBA Plc, Mr Kennedy Uzoka is a banker’s banker and an astute player in the Nigerian financial services sector. He has consistently led the Bank to set a year-on-year track record of profitability, wealth creation and innovative financial products across its operations in the African continent despite global economic challenges.

Continuing, it said, “Kennedy Uzoka continues to lead his team in chalking newer and higher credits by the day. Not even the current challenge of COVID-19 has been a dampener as the bank under his watch continues to scale new frontiers and post assuring results.”

Apart from Uzoka and Danbatta, other winners in various categories of public service, good governance, business, and professional leadership included Senate President Ahmed Lawan; Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum; Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa; Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde; SGF, Boss Mustapha; Dr. Stella Okolli amongst others.

The PPRAC which is celebrating the silver jubilee anniversary of the Zik prize in leadership awards, pointed out that in the last 25 years, some other notable leaders have been recipients of the prize such as; President J.J. Rawlings, President Nwalimu Julius Nyerere, Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim, President Sam Nujoma, Dr. Nelson Mandela, President Yonweri Muzeveni, President John Agyekum Kuffor, Senator David Mark, Alhaji Yayale Ahmed, Otunba Subomi Balogun, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Alhaji Ahmed Joda and Mr Godwin Emefiele.

Whilst congratulating Uzoka and the UBA family, the organisers noted that the formal presentation ceremony of The Zik Prize awards will be a celebratory event to be held on Sunday 6th December, 2020.

Uzoka is a renowned African business executive, with vast experience in banking, business development, financial and business advisory, strategic planning and execution as well as human resource management. He is an advocate of disruptive technology and has led many game changing innovations in the African banking industry over the past two decades of his career.

Kennedy holds a BSc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Benin and an MBA from the University of Lagos. He is an alumnus of the Advanced Management Program (AMP) of the Harvard Business School, Boston USA, the International Institute of Management Development (IMS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, and the London Business School, United Kingdom. Kennedy is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Nigeria (CIBN).

Terrorists kill 15 soldiers, policemen, others on Zulum’s convoy – Report

Jihadist fighters linked to the Islamic State group on Friday killed 15 security personnel in an ambush on the convoy of the regional governor in restive northeast Nigeria, three security said.

Sources told AFP that eight policemen, three soldiers, and four members of a government-backed militia were killed in the attack on vehicles carrying Borno governor Babagana Umara Zulum near the town of Baga on the shores of Lake Chad

Breaking: APC Suspends Governor Fayemi Governor Kayode Fayem

Ekiti State Executive Committee of All Progressives Congress, APC, has suspended Governor Kayode Fayemi.

OBA ADEKANMBI IS ONE OF THE DEVOTED AWORI OBAS – Oba Wasiu Ogungbayi

Oba Ogungbayi 

Oba Wasiu Akanni Ogungbayi has eulogized the late Olofin of Isheri, Ogun State, Oba Nurudeen Adekanmbi as one of the reliable and faithful Obas in Awori Kingdom.

Late Oba Adekanmbi

The Onitetiku of Owode, Ota, made this known in his condolence message to the families of the departed monarch and the entire Awori Kingdom.  

Oba Ogungbayi, who at the time of writing his condolence message has yet to recovered from the shock of the sad news. He described the late Olofin as one of his confidant, friend and father not only on Awori matters but in all ways.

“I am still in shock of this sad news; Oba Adekanmbi has been a father, friend and adviser to me. When we talk about the issue of Awori, he is always at the fore-front; he is one of the devoted Awori Obas that want the best for the kingdom. The entire kingdom will miss him for his wealth of wisdom, advise and fatherly role”.

Kabiyesi pray that God will give Awori another person in Isheri Olofin that will be able to wear the shoe he left behind.

DEATH OF OBA NURUDEEN ADEKANMBI - A COLLOSSAL LOSS TO AWORI KINGDOM – OBA OJUGBELE

Oba Ojugbele

One of the foremost traditional rulers in Awori Kingdom, Oba Samuel Olufemi Ojugbele, the Onilogbo of Ilogbo-Asowo, Ogun State has described the death of Olofin of Isheri, Ogun State, Oba Nurudeen Adekanmbi has a great lost to the entire Awori Kingdom.

Ondo 2020: Akeredolu will not win guber election

The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Ayodele has released a shocker and a warning to the All Progressive Congress Party (APC) and its candidate, Rotimi Akeredolu, ahead of the Ondo gubernatorial election scheduled for October 10, 2020.

Primate Ayodele, whose prophecies on nations and states affairs have always been coming to pass. He has again prophesied that the Ondo guber election will not favour the incubent Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, except through manipulations and technicality.

He made it known that he sees that the People of Ondo State have rejected Rotimi Akeredolu and his opponents in the coming election are out to beat him.

‘‘Rotimi Akeredolu will not win Ondo election except through manipulations and technicality, He must not underrate anybody, the candidate of the PDP, Eyitayo Jegede and ZLP, Agboola Ajayi are out to beat him. He needs to be careful because he will be betrayed, there are moles in his camp.

The people of Ondo state have rejected Akeredolu, no matter the crowd he has now, they won’t give him victory except he manipulate.

He should wake up, strategize and right his wrongs if he wants to win or else, He will lose gallantly except through manipulations’’

Primate Elijah Ayodele’s prophecies on the outcome of Edo election has just been fulfilled with the victory of Godwin Obaseki and PDP, hence, this new prophecy on the outcome of Ondo election should be taken seriously.

Meanwhile, now that the Oracle Of God has spoken on the fate of Rotimi Akeredolu, Who will finally emerge the winner?

Governor Obaseki Receives Certificate Of Return

Adeyeye Ronke

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and Governor Elect, Godwin Obaseki on Tuesday received Certificate of Return affirming him as the duly elected Governor of the State