Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike, has emerged as the Thisday Newspaper and Arise Television’s Minister of the Year 2024.
Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to the FCT Minister said, in a letter dated January 14, 2024, signed by Mr Eniola Bello, Managing Director of the Thisday Arise Group, the FCT Minister emerged “from hundreds of candidates chosen by millions of readers of THISDAY Newspaper and viewers of the ARISE NEWS Channel.”
The award ceremony will be held on January 27, 2025, at Eko Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The letter read; “Many congratulations on your nomination as Minister of the Year! In service to Nigeria, the people of Africa and the World.
“THISDAY Awards celebrate excellence in governance, public policy, leadership and entrepreneurship; and we believe your contributions have made you worthy of honour and recognition.
“From hundreds of candidates chosen by millions of readers of THISDAY Newspaper and viewers of the ARISE NEWS Channel, you have emerged as tough and resilient in these trying times.”