Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun has congratulated Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, for emerging the first recipient of the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership.
The governor said In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, ?Mrs Funmi Wakama, in Abeokuta on Thursday that Soyinka?deserved the award.
He described?Soyinka as an “embodiment of integrity, credibility, courage, selflessness, accountability, tenacity of purpose, among others.
“Soyinka has spent his entire adult life leading the crusade for a just and united society, founded on the sanctity of the rule of law and press freedom.
“He has continued to use the arts as a tool of social re-engineering,” the ?governor said.
Amosun also congratulated the Obafemi Awolowo Foundation for instituting the prestigious biennial national award.
He said that his administration would continue to follow the footsteps of??Awolowo, who was the Premier of the defunct Western Region.
“With the single-minded commitment with which we are pursuing our mission to rebuild Ogun, the landmark development witnessed in the old Western Region is now within our reach and attainment in our dear state,” he said.
He wished Soyinka many more years of meritorious service to the nation. (NAN)