National leader of the All Progress Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has emerged as 2015 ‘Man of the Year’ of one of Nigeria’s fastest growing monthly magazine, THINKERS MAGAZINE.
Announcing this in a Press Release issued in Abuja on Sunday by the Company Secretary of Thinkers Communications Limited (publishers of Thinkers Magazine and the online-based Thinkers Newspaper), Hajiya Saratu Muhammad, said Tinubu’s emergence as winner of the prized award followed a keenly contested nomination and selection process.
“The Thinkers Magazine’s ‘Man of the Year’ award was instituted as part of activities towards celebrating outstanding individuals who have distinguished themselves in their chosen area of human endeavour and impacted positively on the lives of their countrymen and women.
“For this particular category, Man of the Year, a number of eminent Nigerians with remarkable track records of performance and industry were nominated. After a rigorous screening exercise by the Awards’ Board of Governors, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was subsequently and unanimously picked as the best person for the honour,’’ Hajiya Saratu said in the Press Release.
Hajiya Saratu said among the criteria for the prestigious annual honour are significant contributions made by the nominees to their community, state and nation in particular and humanity in general, as well as the nominees’ virtues and quality such as selflessness, integrity, compassion, commitment to a common cause, courage and audacity.
According to her, although each and all the three personalities who made the final cut fulfilled the criteria in various measurers, the APC national leader triumphed on account of the huge significance, immense impact and historic nature of his contributions to national development and progress.
This, she emphasized, crystallized in the yeoman role which the ex-Lagos helmsman played in the historic victory recorded by the ruling party in the last year’s general elections.
“In Nigeria, nay Africa, it is rare for an opposition party to defeat a ruling party as done by APC in 2015. What makes Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s contributions particularly impressive is that as far back as 2013, he had spearheaded the move to form an all-encompassing political party that can overcome the then ruling PDP. And then against all odds and despite clear dangers to his safety and business interests, Tinubu helped secure victory for APC particularly during the presidential poll. In, short he is a true man of the people who fully deserves this honour.
“We also took into cognizance the number of brilliant gentlemen and women whom Tinubu has groomed over the years and who occupy strategic positions in our polity today. The competence shown by these men and women in present and previous positions held has also shown that Tinubu is the ultimate Talent Hunter,” she said.
Hinting that the award will be presented to the APC leader at a date to be announced later, Hajiya Saratu said THINKERS MAGAZINE will, in line with its passion for excellence and service to the fatherland, continue to identify extraordinary compatriots who have carved a niche for themselves in different areas of human endeavours and honour them in ways that are deserving and ennobling.
