The Group Managing Director of Elizade Group of Companies, Chief Michael Adeojo,Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN, Executive Governor of Ondo State and other Distinguished Personalities of Ondo state Origin have emerged the 2021 Ondo State Outstanding Man of the Year in different categories of Awards. other Distinguished awardee’s are,, Chief Tunji Adeleye, the Amotekun Commandant in Ondo State, emerged the Ondo State Security man of the year 2020 and Hon Femi Adekambi got the Distinguished Ondo State personality of the year, Engr Andrew Ajinde Omomehin FNSE, emerge as the Ondo State Oil and Gas man Of The Year. others are Rev Adesola omogbeminiyi Adebawo- Ondo State Development Infuencer of the year, Mr Raymond O Daodu (D.O.D)- ONDO STATE Young Achiever of the Year , Hon ShebaAbayomi- Ondo State Youth and Human Capacity Development of the year . Oba Rufus Akinrinmade, the OrunjaofOdigboKingdom, – Ondo StateOutstandingTraditionalRuler of the Year ,, Hon. Tomide Akinribido – ondo State Legislator of the year., Engr AdeAdetimehin-Ondo State Political Icon of the year,
Prof OlugbengaIge, Acting Vice Chancellor AAUA, Akungba Akoko,- Ondo State Pillar Of Education Man of the Year, Hon Lance Moyero,,,,Ondo State Pillar of Sports Man of the Year, Mr Kunle Odusola stevenson ,,,ondo State Business Innovative Legacy man of the year, Dr Seyi Oshodi,,,, Most Outstanding innovative Youth of the year And Prince Babatunde David,,,,ondo State Philanthropist Of The Year, and the most supportive youth empowerment officer ,
They emerged as the ONDO STATE PERSONALITIES of the Year at the 2021 edition of the awards.
The award presentation which is scheduled to take place at the De Dome International Event Centre, Igbatoro Road, Akure, Ondo State ,on 12th September 2021, this year will attract creme De le creme of personalities all over the country and outside.
Extolling the virtues of these Personalities , the Coordinator of the program, Dr Sunday Akinbiola commended them for their developmental strides in Ondo State and Nigeria as a whole ,; their empowerment drives and the people’s opinion about them and their philanthropic disposition to the people. .. The organisers of the award, Hero Magazine and Nigeria Outstanding Leadership Award Platform , said they were chosen for the honour because of their “striking attributes of hard work; development initiative; tenacity of purpose; philosophy of giving back to the society there making them a worthy ambassador of the state. While speaking on the credible award platform, (ondo States Man of the Year Award), He describe the award platform as the one that seeks to publicly celebrate excellence, reward exceptional accomplishments, salute positive personal character and industry, honour the outstanding career achievements of illustrious sons and daughters whose performances have made a significant contributions in private and public sector to engender on a local, national or international basis. This award also seeks to attract annually the political and business leaders, academics and professionals from all disciplines, both famous and uncelebrated, whose daily work makes a difference and not just those who populate the headlines. Some of the past winners of of the award are Prof. Ajayi Borroffice, Senator of the federal republic of Nigeria, Justice Babatunde Adejumo, President National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Emeritus Prof David Ijalaye SAN, Prince Rotimi Ibidapo ,The Aare Atunluse of Owo kingdom, Dr Tunji Abayomi , Prof Friday Okonufua,VC UNIMED, Oba David Olajide, the Late Olojoda of Oda, some past legislators and past Lg chairmen that were outstanding, Engr. IfeOluwa Oyedele among others,
“Among the lined-up programmes that will add glitz and glamour to the event includes, a red carpet reception, live studio broadhumour command performances, ; arts exhibition, and a national roundtable specially designed to garnish the award dinner with an intellectual spice geared towards fostering the cross pollination of ideas, engendering national debate and pushing the frontiers of conceptual solutions on contemporary national issues such that, beyond the limits of award presentations, the event would also serve a national interest through an assemblage of a robust discuss among some of the nation’s most prodigious leaders and intelligentsia.”
A book titled Compendium of 2021 Ondo State Outstanding Personalities of the year will be presented to the public on the Award day.
Expected at the occasion is His Imperial Majesty, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, Ooni of Ife,as the Royal Father of the day, Oba Aladelusi Adetoynibo, ODUNDUN II, the Deji of Akure is the Royal Host, other traditional Rulers from Ondo state, and Lagos State, His Excellency Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu will be the Chief Host and Special Guest of Honour, under the distinguished chairmanship of Prof. Akinbo Adesomoju, Pro Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council, Ondo State University of Science and Tech (OSUSTECH),Okitipupa,,
Royal Fathers of the day, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Frederick Enitiolorunda Obateru, Okoro Ajiga 1, the Olugbo of Ugbo, Paramount Ruler and Prescribed Authority of Ugbo Kingdom,Chairman, Ondo State Council of Obas , His Imperial Majesty, Oba Oluwasegun William Akinyomi, Alagwe Goro, the Amapetu of Mahin, Paramount Ruler and Prescribed Authority of Mahin Kingdom.A lecture titled ,, Economic Recession, UNLOCKING THE POTENTIALS OF OUR PEOPLE FOR YOUTH EMPOWERMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND EMANCIPATION will be delivered by the Vice Chancellor, OAU, Ile Ife, Prof Ogunmodede, top government functionaries from Abuja, Lagos and Ondo State, among others