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The National Coordinator, Coalition of Pro- Democracy Groups for a Better Nigeria, Comrade Awa Bamiji, was among the dignitaries from all walks of life honoured at the 10th Anniversary Lecture and Award Ceremony of Trek Africa Magazine.
The event held at LCCI Confrence and Exhibition Centre, 10, Nurudeen Olowopopo Way, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State, on Sunday.
Publisher of Trek Magazine and National President, Association of Online Journalists as well as Coalition of Youths for Thoughtful Leadership and Institutional Development (CYTLID), Mr Samson Oki, presented the ‘ACTIVIST OF THE DECADES’ award to Awa, for his selfless service to humanity, valuable and consistent roles in the democratic space in the last three decades.
After receiving his award, Awa presented a copy of Insight Magazine to Oki, to further motivate him and his team. The colour magazine was a compilation of the laudable achievements of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) governors in the South West between 1999 and 2003.
According to Awa, it was a copy of the maiden edition of the magazine, stressing that it was an intellectual work that brought the governors at the time into political limelight in Nigeria.
Responding, Oki appreciated the unique gift from the archive of the veteran, adding that the quality of the magazine adequately explained the rot in the system now.
Other awardees at the event include Prof Daniel K. Olukoya, General Overseer, MFM; Hon Adedamola R. Kasunmu, a.k.a Ark, Deputy Majority Leader, Lagos State House of Assembly, who delivered the anniversary lecture; Sadaat Ismail, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Anti Fraud Unit, Alagbon, Lagos; Dr Ayo Ogunsan, member, Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF); ACP Bayo Sulaiman, Commander, Mopol 20 Squadron, Ikeja, Lagos State; Mrs Bose Joseph, Leader, Made In Lagos Women; Hon Ibrahim B. Obanikoro, a.k.a IBO, former member, House of Representatives; Hon Rasaq Ibrahim, Executive Chairman, Coker Aguda LCDA; Pastor Evelyn Joshua, Senior Pastor, SCOAN, among others.