The Industry Newspaper, organiser of The Industry Summit/Awards has named the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno as the Industry Governor of the Year for his policies and programmes designed to promote and improve startups and entrepreneurship in the state.
In the year under review, the newspaper said the governor has demonstrated exceptional leadership in the State, driving development and progress through innovative policies and initiatives. His commitment to improving the lives of Akwa Ibom citizens is truly commendable.
The 6th edition of the awards which precedes the industry summit 2025 is scheduled to be held in Lagos on Saturday, May 3rd.
In the statement made available to the media, the organiser also listed Abdulsamad Rabiu, Chairman/CEO of BUA Group as the Business Personality of the Year; Udeme Ufot, GMD/CEO, SO&U, as Doyen of Advertising; O’tega Ogra, Senior Special Assistant to President of Nigeria, as the Spokesperson of the Year; Vinay Grover, CEO of Simba Group, as Green Energy champion and Probal Bhattacharya, Chief Commercial Officer of TGI Group, as CMO of the year.
Speaking on the importance of Industry Awards, Ofose said, “Industry Awards is a validation of excellence. The awards recognize and validate outstanding achievements, innovations, and contributions to the integrated marketing communications, banking, energy, pension funds, insurance, governance and other allied industries.
