DAILY TRUST, a leading independent newspaper in Nigeria, has announced that there is no winner of the 2021 Daily Trust African of the Year Award.
Solacebase reports that this decision was made following deliberations by the Selection Board of the Award, which is chaired by His Excellency Festus Mogae, Former President of the Republic of Botswana.
Announcing the decision on Monday, President Mogae said that the Daily Trust African of the Year Award recognises ordinary Africans who have made extra-ordinary contributions to humanity in any field of endeavour, from any part of the continent.
“Based on the rigorous criteria for the selection of the Award winner, the Award Committee could not grant the Award in 2021”, the statement signed by President Mogae read.
According to the statement, the Selection Board held a virtual meeting on 17th December, 2021, during which it reviewed the credentials of eight Africans who made it to the final round of the selection process, and concluded that there was “no winner of the Award for this year”.
The statement said the eight finalists were drawn from a total of 211 African men and women who were nominated for the coveted Daily Trust African of the Year Award, at the close of submissions for the 2021 Award at midnight of October 22, 2021. The call for nominations for the Award was opened on the 22nd of August, 2021.
Read Also:Gambian women rights advocate receives $10,000 Daily Trust African of the year award
It said other members of the Committee who represent Africa’s regional blocs are: Ambassador Mona Omar (North Africa), Mr. Amadou Mahtar Ba (West Africa), Ms. Gwen Lister (Southern Africa), and Pastor Rigobert MINANI BIHUZO (Central Africa). The Chairman of the Board of Media Trust Limited, Mr. Kabiru Yusuf represents the Award promoters.
Now in its 14th edition, the African of the Year Award was inaugurated in 2008 by DAILY TRUST in fulfilment of the newspaper’s commitment to African unity and sustainable development across the continent.
With this annual award, the newspaper hopes to entrench the culture of selflessness among Africans with the aim of creating a pool of role-models for others to emulate.
The maiden award was presented to a Congolese Gynaecologist, Dr. Denis Mukwege, in recognition of his exemplary humanitarian offer of free reconstructive surgery to victims of rape in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC.
Read Also:Achiever’s Corner: Media guru, academic par excellence, Prof. Umaru Pate
He also won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018, which is 10 years after DAILY TRUST had recognised his remarkable humanitarian gesture.
Last year’s award was won by Musu Bakoto Sawo, a Gambian change-maker and tireless women rights advocate, for her continuous commitment to ending violence against girls and women, including child marriage and female genital mutilation.
429027 473398Likely to commence a business venture around the refers to disclosing your products and so programs not just to individuals near you, remember, though , to several potential prospects more via the www often. earn funds 791879
643793 945773Outstanding post, I believe people ought to learn a whole lot from this internet internet site its rattling user genial . 876817
79746 968441Yay google is my world beater aided me to find this outstanding internet site ! . 428880
Son Dakika Güncel Haberler Kocaeli’nde, kızı R.T.
ile evlenmek isteyen Mehmet Tabak’ı (19) çağırdığı evinin önünde öldüren baba G.T.
ve.
Excellent blog here! Also your site loads up very
fast! What host are you using? Can I get your affiliate link to your host?
I wish my site loaded up as quickly as yours lol
Have you ever thought about publishing an ebook or guest authoring on other blogs?
I have a blog based on the same information you discuss and would love to have
you share some stories/information. I know my visitors would enjoy your work.
If you’re even remotely interested, feel free
to shoot me an e mail.
Nice post. I was checking continuously this
blog and I’m impressed! Extremely useful info specially the last part :
) I care for such information a lot. I was seeking this particular information for
a very long time. Thank you and best of luck.
Its such as you read my mind! You seem to understand so much about
this, such as you wrote the e-book in it or something. I think
that you simply can do with a few % to power the message home a little bit, but other than that,
that is great blog. A great read. I’ll certainly be back.
Hi there, of course this piece of writing is in fact nice and I have learned lot
of things from it on the topic of blogging. thanks.
Today, I went to the beach front with my kids. I found
a sea shell and gave it to my 4 year old daughter and said “You can hear the ocean if you put this to your ear.” She put the shell to her ear and screamed.
There was a hermit crab inside and it pinched her ear. She
never wants to go back! LoL I know this is completely off topic but I had to tell someone!