Mimiko bags NUJ's Governor of the Year award

Ondo Stategovernor, DrOlusegun Mimiko, was, on Wednesday in Abuja, named the Governor of the Year 2011 by the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ).The union, which also honoured the Comptroller-General of Customs, Abdullahi Dikko Inde, with an award of 'Excellence in Service Delivery,' said Mimiko excelled in the area of public projects implementation.National President of the NUJ, Mohammed Garba, who named the awardees at an event held inside the Ladi Kwali Hall of the Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Abuja, said that Mimiko was selected on the basis of his transformational track records evident in Ondo State since he came into office.He said that the NUJ was happy to see that a governor of Mimiko's standing was helping to build the people's interest in democratic rule.While accepting the award, Governor Mimiko dedicated the honour to what he described as the 'resilience, sense of pride and dignity' of the Ondo people.He said that his government was proud to be so honoured by the NUJ, which had correctly assessed the administration's modest achievements.He said that his government had predicated its transformation agenda on total transformation of human person with the major pillars spanning education, agriculture, health, urban renewal and rural transformation.He said that the administration had, as its main target, life more abundant for the people of the state with the execution of over 250 life changing projects.
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