Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to delivering visible progress and restoring public confidence in governance.

The governor received the LEADERSHIP Governor of the Year Award on Thursday during the newspaper’s annual conference at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja.

A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, said the award recognises distinguished personalities whose achievements are worthy of national recognition.

This year’s conference keynote speaker was Dr. Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, who spoke on “Political Stability and Sustainable Development in Africa in an Increasingly Unstable Global System: A Roadmap for Nigeria.”

The statement added that Governor Lawal was honoured for his “outstanding performance, courageous leadership, and transformative initiatives,” which have placed Zamfara on a renewed path of progress, peace, and sustainable growth.

It noted: “It is on the strong foundation of excellence that the LEADERSHIP Newspaper found the governor eminently deserving of this rare and celebrated national recognition.”

Governor Lawal was also recently named Sun Newspaper Governor of the Year, while Zamfara State emerged as the best in the Northwest in the Primary Health Care Challenge.

The recognition is expected to encourage the Zamfara State government to continue strengthening security, driving agricultural transformation and rural development, expanding infrastructure, improving healthcare and education, and enhancing human capital development across the state.