Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has been nominated as the Sun Governor of the Year 2023 by Sun Publishing Limited, the publishers of Daily Sun, Saturday Sun, Sunday Sun, and Sporting Sun.
The notice of the nomination was conveyed to the Governor by the Managing Director of the media outfit, Mr. Onuoha Ukey, who led other members of his management team, including the Editor, Ihenacho Nwonsu, and the Head of Northern Operations, Folashade Adetotu, on a visit to the Governor at the Gombe State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja on Friday.
The MD said, “We are here to notify you that the Board of Editors of The Sun Publishing Limited, after a rigorous selection process, has picked you as the winner of The Sun Governor of the Year Award 2023.”
The MD further informed the Governor that the decision of the Board of Editors to confer on him the award of Governor of the Year was in recognition of his visionary leadership and remarkable strides in infrastructure, healthcare, education, environment, water supply, and human capital development, among others.
He also mentioned that Governor Inuwa Yahaya’s performance was scaled against those of others and found to stand out.
Mr Ukey disclosed that the Sun Award is reserved for a governor who has performed exceptionally well in office, one whose administration has made a verifiable and positive impact on the people’s lives.
He said, “Your selection for this award was based on merit because of your achievements within the period you have been Governor of Gombe State.”
“Many people refer to you as a visionary governor, and this disposition has shown clearly in the years you have been the head of the government in Gombe State,” the notification letter reads.
The MD congratulated the Governor on his nomination as the Sun Governor of the Year 2023 and formally invited him to the award ceremony and formal conferment on February 17, 2024, at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
While accepting the nomination, the governor thanked the media for recognizing his government’s modest achievements, describing the award as an honour to him, his working team, and the entire people of Gombe State.
“The award will inspire us to do more for the betterment of the people of Gombe State, and we will succeed in changing the narrative to make Gombe a better place than we found it,” he said.
The Governor stated that his administration is providing quality governance to the people through a well-thought-out Gombe State Development Plan (2021-2030) aimed at transforming the state within the next 10 years and placing it on the path of sustainable development.
“We came in with a clear vision, and we were able to organize a mission that is working for us, and we are happy that our modest achievements are being appreciated,” Governor Inuwa remarked, as contained in a statement by Ismaila Uba Misilli, Director-General (Press Affairs), Government House, Gombe.
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