Fashola, Amaechi, Emefiele & Durojaiye. |
Leading
players in infrastructural development, top government functionaries, industry
leaders, eminent personalities, development experts, technocrats and
diverse economy sectorial leaders both in the public and private sectors
of the economy will gather in Lagos to celebrate the best of Nigeria’s icons
and catalysts of infrastructural development. The occasion is the
first Nigerian Infrastructural Development Awards (NIDA) scheduled to take
place at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers on December 7th 2018.
The event, which
has its theme “Solid Infrastructural Backbone As catalyst for National
Development”, is expected to boost the growth and development of infrastructure
in Nigeria by providing a unique platform to benchmark performances and
initiatives of technocrats, innovators and administrators, companies and groups
tasked with the construction and improvement of infrastructure in Nigeria.
The Award
identifies and honours organizations with the best, boldest, most
original/creative and outstanding projects that have unique impact
on the wellbeing of the people. It avails companies with innovative
infrastructural Intervention through CSR with the visibility and
reputation they deserve.
NIDA has
identified corporate organisations, government agencies and individuals who
have made huge and outstanding impact in the Nigerian infrastructural
development sector over the years,” the organisers of the prestigious Awards,
Prospers Strategy Ltd. said in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos.
The statement
signed by the Award Committee Chairman, Mr. Lanre Alabi, noted that many local
and international firms and government agencies have through their huge
investments and innovations have made impact on the nation’s Infrastructural
development and in turn promoted the socio-economic development of the country.
“This group of organisations and people have played iconic roles and are worthy
of being recognised for their contributions. This also serves as an encouragement
to others.
He noted that
NIDA’s key focus is to celebrate key stakeholders who have through their
signature projects propelled the nation’s economy, adding that many
infrastructural projects have promoted the nation to the outside world and have
birthed many businesses. According to Alabi, despite the state of the
economy, investments made by some key players in the sector have changed the
landscape and have improved service delivery time with multiplier effects on
employment generation, attracting foreign investment, tourism and improved
quality of life of the people.
“The
presence of these high-impacting infrastructure investments cuts across
transportation, telecommunication, energy and power, oil and gas, aviation, agriculture,
health, housing, entertainment and banking which adorn every part of the
country,” he said.
The
maiden NIDA awards ceremony is scheduled to hold on Friday, December 7th, 2018
at the Main Hall (Function Suite) of Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Ikeja Lagos.
Among those billed to be honoured at the event are the Honourable Minister of
Power, Works and Housing, Barrister Babatunde Raji Fashola,
the Honourable Minister for Transport and Aviation, Hon Rotimi Amaechi,
and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele.
Also to be honoured are outstanding governors, construction companies and
institutions that have contributed immensely to public infrastructure
development through their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Intervention
programmes. Dr Otunba Olabiyi Durojaiye, Chairman, Nigerian Communications
Commission (NCC), is the Chairman of the event.
“We
believe strongly that the award platform is bound to spur and galvanise public
interest in infrastructure development thereby enhancing advocacy roles and to
promote investment opportunities in the nation’s infrastructural development to
the outside world,” Mr. Alabi said.
“The
evaluation of Award recipients was done by independent panel of judges
consisting of reputable experts from diverse walks of life with high integrity
index.” Key considerations for all the awards are value of projects,
scope, project execution, innovation, Impact of project, public perception,
radical reforms in infrastructural renewal, and spread of project.
“The
prestigious occasion will also be used to X-ray topical infrastructure issues
facing the nation. The award will attract chief executives of multi nationals,
leading private sector players in infrastructural development, top government
functionaries, industry leaders, market analysts, professional groups and
diverse economy sectorial leaders, among others,” Alabi said.
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