Konga boss, Ekeh, Akintayo, others receive awards
The foremost international group, EuroKnowledge, has conferred an international recognition award on President Bola Tinubu at the prestigious House of Lords, Palace of Westminster, London.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, who was present at the epoch-making event, received the award on behalf of Tinubu on the weekend.
In a statement, yesterday by EuroKnowledge’s Vice President, Kate Sovdagari, the organisers further disclosed that the award of “Distinguished EuroKnowledge Leadership” was conferred on Tinubu during the EuroKnowledge Leadership Forum and Award Reception in London.
Idris said the award was in recognition of Tinubu’s transformational leadership, bold reforms, and commitment to repositioning Nigeria as a global investment destination, reinforcing Nigeria’s international standing and the pride of its citizens.
The group has also honoured a billionaire businessman, Kessington Adebutu, with an award titled, Distinguished EuroKnowledge Lifetime Achievement Award in Business and Philanthropy.
The award on Adebutu was received on his behalf by the National Programme Manager, Renewed Hope National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme, Aderemi Adebowale, who told the distinguished guests that the business mogul was excited about the award.
Adebowale said, “Chief Adebutu would have loved to be here, but because of his 90th birthday celebration in Nigeria, he had asked me to come to London and receive the award on his behalf.”
The group added that the CEO of Konga, Nnamdi Ekeh, was also conferred with “EuroKnowledge Award for Emerging Leadership Digital Transformation” and Forbes Best of Africa E-Commerce Leadership Award at the event while the MD/CEO of GText Global Properties, Dr Stephen Akintayo, received EuroKnowledge Award.
In her goodwill message at the event, Chairperson of the Foreign Investment Network (FIN) and Co-Convener of EuroKnowledge, Olayinka Fayomi, commended President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda for restoring investors’ confidence, fostering transparency, and driving forward-thinking reforms across critical sectors of the economy.
