…Emir of Kano, Obi of Onitsha, Ooni of Ife, others for honours and awards
No fewer than 200 eminent personalities, leaders of corporate Nigeria and other distinguished guests will converge at the 2016 Annual Directors Dinner of the Institute of Directors (IoD) Nigeria, which takes place on December 1, 2016 at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos.
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, is the special guest of honour while Dr. Kalu Idika Kalu, a renowned economist and former Minister of Finance is the guest speaker.
According to the Acting Director General/CEO of the institute, the Annual Directors Dinner is usually a black tie event, an evening of fine dining, networking and honouring. However, the 2016 edition is unique in many ways and attracts more eminent personalities than ever before, with three royal fathers from the country’s three main regions to be honoured.
The royal fathers to be honoured at the event include the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II; His Imperial Majesty, Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, and His Majesty, Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe. They are being inducted into the institute’s Hall of Fellows.
Individual awardees of the evening include former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, who bags the Good Governance Award; Mr. Leo Stan Eke of Zinox Computers, who will receive the Entrepreneurial Award; Mr. Bob Newsome, formerly of PCW; Director, Development, Mallam Abdullahi Ibrahim, who will be honoured with the award for Leadership and Excellence.
Others are Omobola Johnson, former Minister of ICT, who bags the Outstanding Women Director Award, while the Nigerian Breweries Plc goes home with the Corporate Governance Award.