By Sarah NEGEDU
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has been nominated as the Thisday Newspaper and Arise Television’s Minister of the Year 2024.
A letter from the management of the Thisday Arise Group, dated January 14, 2024, explained that the minister was nominated “from hundreds of candidates chosen by millions of readers of THISDAY Newspaper and viewers of the ARISE NEWS Channel.”
Managing Director of the Thisday Arise Group, Mr Eniola Bello, in a letter dated January 14, 2024, stated that the FCT Minister emerged “from hundreds of candidates chosen by millions of readers of THISDAY Newspaper and viewers of the ARISE NEWS Channel.”
The letter signed by the Managing Director of the company Mr Eniola Bello, with subject; Thisday Awards 2025/30th Anniversary Nomination as Minister of the Year, disclosed that the award ceremony will be held on January 27, 2025, at Eko Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos.
A copy of the letter sighted by our correspondent, reads, “Many congratulations on your nomination as Minister of the Year! In service to Nigeria, the people of Africa and the World.
“THISDAY Awards celebrate excellence in governance, public policy, leadership and entrepreneurship; and we believe your contributions have made you worthy of honour and recognition.
“From hundreds of candidates chosen by millions of readers of THISDAY Newspaper and viewers of the ARISE NEWS Channel, you have emerged as tough and resilient in these trying times.”
Since his assumption to office as FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has embarked on countless infrastructural developments both in the city center and the satellite towns.
Land administration has also witnessed tremendous improvements, with the minister signing a total of 5,841 Certificates of Occupancy, C-of-O, since his appointment.
The figure is against a total of 8,400 C-of-O Printed and signed between 2010 and 2023, leaving less than 3,000 to surpass the C-of-O signed in eight years.
