Prestige Newspaper, one of the oldest modern community newsreels in Abeokuta and indeed Ogun State has concluded plans to unveil 50 Nigerians in its “Ogun State 50 Top Role Models” book project.
Publisher/Chief Executive Officer of the newspaper, Mr. Dada Olanipekun, said the book project, third in the series is a way of celebrating Nigerians who were born inside or outside Ogun State.
According to him, among those to be celebrated are technocrats, administrators, politicians, para-military personnel among other professionals.
Although, those being celebrated in this edition are not entirely indigenes of Ogun State, the authors have found their contributions to the state worthy of emulation and documentation for posterity.
These sterling qualities have made it unavoidably necessary to beam the search light on them, hence they are being celebrated,” he stated.
The top role models, Olanipekun explained further, had been painstakingly chosen as a result of their contributions to the development of state.
The unveiling of the accomplished Nigerians has been scheduled for Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at the Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ), Oke Ilewo, Abeokuta.
Nigeria’s immediate past High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Isola, who is among the role models will also be the special guest speaker.
Ogun State Head of Service, Pastor Kehinde Onasanya, is the special guest of honour.
Eminent surveyor and former president, Nigerian Institution of Surveyors, Elder Bode Adeaga, is the chairman of the day.
