By Muhammad B. Muhammad
The Poverty Alleviation and Wealth Creation Agency (PAWECA) in Adamawa State has conferred an Excellence Award on Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Malam Bashiru Ahmad.
According to PAWECA, the award was in recognition of his long term support to the Agency and his contributions towards the development of Youths and Women in the state.
The award was presented to the SSG by State Deputy Governor, Chief Crowther Seth at PAWECA event of Unveiling the Compendium on Youths and Women Empowerment in the Government House, Yola, Tuesday.
Ahmad has become a multi award winner having received many distinguished awards from both governmental and non governmental organizations.
Of recent was from the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Adamawa State Chapter that conferred excellence award on him at an event in Yola.
The union has after a thorough consideration, unanimously selected Ahmad and presented him with the award during the 2022 NBA Dinner and Award Night in Yola.
Similarly, the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) northeast zone had recently conferred excellence award on the SSG at an event held at Federal College of Education (FCE) Yola.
The union, being a major stakeholder in Nigeria’s education sector, has after a thorough consideration, unanimously selected Ahmad to be bestowed with the award of ‘Best Supporting SSG’.
The Periscope Global Publishers and Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri Ambassadors have also on separate events recognised the SSG with distinguished merit awards.