Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has announced the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr Adebowale Adedokun, as the winner of its 2026 Human Rights Award in the category of Good Governance.

His emergence followed what the group described as an overwhelming, unanimous nomination by members of the association worldwide.

In a statement issued in Abuja, the rights advocacy group said the decision to confer the award on Adedokun was reached after a thorough internal nomination process in which members cited his longstanding contributions to transparency, accountability, and reform in Nigeria’s public procurement system.

The association noted that since his appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the DG of the bureau, Adedokun had demonstrated a clear commitment to repositioning the agency through reforms anchored on digital transformation, transparency, institutional efficiency, and strict adherence to due process in government procurement.

The organisation disclosed that the award would be formally presented at the 2026 National Human Rights Lecture, scheduled for June 2026.

The group noted that in addition to the Good Governance award category won by Adedokun, the organisation would confer six distinguished human rights awards on individuals from both the public and private sectors, who had demonstrated exceptional commitment to justice, transparency, and social responsibility.

According to HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, the yearly lecture and awards ceremony remains one of the organisation’s most important platforms for recognising leaders, whose actions promote democratic governance and respect for the rule of law.