The Chief of Staff to the Governor of Osun State, Dr Charles Akinola, has received the Kwame Nkrumah Pan-African Prize for Leadership Excellence.
The award was presented in Osogbo by representatives of the African Students Union Parliament, Accra, Ghana.
According to a statement signed by Mr Dominic Eveh, the parliament, which represents students associations from 51 countries across the African continent, nominated Dr Akinola for the award at the bi-annual convention of the organisation held in Accra recently.
The statement further read, ‘‘The Prize is presented to individuals whose lives exemplify the idea of living for others and dedicating themselves to practices which promote the African moral value, strong family life, international cooperation and harmony, and the renewal of the Pan Africanism ideology.”
‘‘It is on this note that the Parliament presents him the Pan-African Prize for leadership excellence for his hard work and dedication to service, which will mark his induction into the Pan-African Kwame Nkrumah Leadership Hall of Fame,” the statement added.
Akinola, a former university teacher and foremost development policy expert, commended the body for its strident commitment to promoting responsible youth and leadership development in Africa.
He noted, ‘‘Thank you for your interest and honour. I’m further encouraged to contribute even more to supporting responsible youth development in Africa by tackling the associated challenges.”
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