Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George has been picked by the All Africa Students Union (AASU) as recipient of its Africa Leadership award which is in its 15th edition.
George’s nomination was based on recommendations by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and the ratification by the executive council of AASU.
Disclosing this was the Nigerian representative at AASU and Project Co-ordinator of the award, Olufemi Lawson, who said that George was selected from among the many nominees for the 2012 award based on his commitment to youth development and his defence of democratic institutions.
Disclosing this was the Nigerian representative at AASU and Project Co-ordinator of the award, Olufemi Lawson, who said that George was selected from among the many nominees for the 2012 award based on his commitment to youth development and his defence of democratic institutions.
The award which would be conferred on him on December 12, during which a distinguished leadership lecture would be delivered, has as past recipients, former Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Kofi Anan, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Chief Afe Babalola, a former minister from South Africa, and Nobel laureate, late Prof Wangari Maathai among others.
AASU is a regional students organisation, headquartered in Accra, Ghana with over 54 African countries as members.
It would be recalled that Chief Bode George in October 2009, was sentenced along with five others by a Lagos High Court, to jail terms without an option of fine over contract splitting during his stint as chairman of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA).
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