Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has received the Nigeria Excellence Award in Public Service (NEAPS)
She was among the forty-four awardees presented by President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
The Minister bagged the Award for Social and Humanitarian Interventions in recognition of her excellent performance in uplifting the plight of the poor and vulnerable in the country.
According to the President, the awardees were people that distinguished themselves in service to humanity and made contributions to the transformation of the country.
He said the awards were borne out of empirical evidence of their performance in the various sectors of the economy adding that it was a motivation for current and upcoming leaders and to spur the recipients to continue to do more for the development of the country.
The Nigeria Excellence Award in Public Service was put together to recognise distinguished public service to the country, either contributions to individuals, state, local community or the public through excellence in leadership, service or humanitarianism.
The award ceremony was organised by The Best Strategic Media in collaboration with the Office of the Secretary to Government of the Federation.
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