Mimiko wins UN -Habitat Scroll of Honour award

Ondo State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has been announced winner of the United Nations 2012 Habitat Scroll of Honour Award, in recognition of his contributions to sustainable human settlements' development in the state.A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Kayode Akinmade, said the United Nations, in a letter announcing Mimiko winner through its coordinator on UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour, Ana B Moreno, said the choice of the governor was an unanimous decision of an international jury.The organisation said, 'Dr Mimiko was selected among many nominees for the most coveted award in the human settlement sector.'The UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour is the most prestigious human settlement award in the world, which aims to acknowledge initiatives, outstanding contributions in various fields, such as shelter provision, leadership in developing and improving human settlements and general enhancement of overall quality of urban life.'Winners of the award were selected from across the world by an international jury of development experts on human settlements and urban development. In selecting the 2012 winners of the award, the jury looked for achievements and best practices in innovation, impact and sustainability in key human settlement development areas, which were related to this year's theme for the World Habitat Day, 'Changing Cities, Building Opportunities'.
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