The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has emerged as the “Man Of The Year in Igbere TV’s 2022 Leadership Excellence Awards, according to reports.
In a 14-day Leadership Excellence Awards voting by Nigerians both home and abroad through online platforms, Obi was voted ahead of three other nominees. The online voting was organized by Igbere TV, the foremost community TV in Nigeria. Obi defeated three other nominees to emerge the winner of the voting which took place from Aug. 1st to Aug. 14,
He polled 2, 428, 403 votes to defeat the Chairman and Founder of BUA Group, Abdul Rabiu who polled 1, 124, 172, and popular Nigerian Singer, David Adeleke, a.k.a Davido who polled 881, 766.
The fourth nominee, Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere, the Founder and General Overseer of Omega Power Ministries, had earlier stepped down and publicly endorsed Peter Obi for the award.
The prestigious award, endorsed by the African Union, and African Film Institute, will be presented in November 2022 in Abuja.
