Adedeji, Omole, others for AfriSAFE award honours

A platform for promoting safety and health initiatives across Africa, the Africa Safety Award for Excellence (AfriSAFE), has planned to honour organisations and individuals that have demonstrated commitment to safety and health practices in Africa at this year’s AfriSAFE award ceremony.

Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji; Managing Director of Greenview Development Nigeria Limited, Akin Omole, and Head of sub-Saharan Africa, IHS Towers, Ayokunle Iluyemi, were among those shortlisted for recognition.

In a statement, at the weekend, in Lagos, Chief Executive Officer of AfriSAFE, Femi Da-silva, disclosed that the shortlist also includes Managing Director of ABSA Bank, Zambia, Mizinga Melu; Head of Plantations, Africa, Lipton Teas and Infusions, Sylvia Ten Den; Chief Executive Officer of Zambeef Plc, Faith Mukutu, and Chief Executive Officer of BRYK Fire Equipment Limited, Ikenna Innocent Nwaozuzu, among others.

According to Da-silva, AfriSAFE 2024, sponsored by Zambia Sugar as the headline sponsor, is the sixth edition of the yearly event, which recognises and celebrates excellence in the occupational safety, health and environment (HSE) industry in Africa.

He said that the distinguished business leaders had been shortlisted by health and safety stakeholders from across Africa for providing the leadership commitment needed to drive a positive safety culture in their establishments.

The AfriSAFE CEO further disclosed that MTN Nigeria, Seplat Energy, Crown Flour Mills, Golden Africa Djibouti, Lucara Diamond, Botswana, Zambeef Products Plc, KUO Fire Safety Limited, Prime Atlantic Safety Services, KEC International, Africa Data Centres, Dangote Packaging Limited, Egbin Power Plc, Absa Bank, among others, were among those shortlisted in the organisation’s category.

He said that the shortlisted nominees would be honoured at the 2024 AfriSAFE Award Banquet/Africa Safety Congress in Livingstone, Zambia, on November 7-8, 2024.