Nasarawa Governor Urges Shared National Responsibility

Director-general, Strategic Communication and Press Affairs, to Nasarawa State Governor, Yakubu Lamai, has charged Nigerians to clasp corporate work arsenic a cardinal constituent for nationalist maturation and development.

Lamai, who represented the governor, Engr Abdullahi Sule, made the telephone successful his keynote code astatine the Megastar Man of the Decade Awards 2025, held implicit the play successful Abuja.

Speaking connected the taxable “Social Responsibility: Building a Culture of Collective Accountability”, the politician said the awards spell beyond pageantry and aesthetics, noting that their essence lies successful encouraging individuals and organisations who person remained accordant successful doing bully for society.

“The essence of the Megastar Man of the Year Award, culminating successful 10 years, is truly to beryllium the upwind beneath your wings, specified that you tin proceed to soar. It is astir encouraging those who are doing bully and motivating each of america to bash adjacent better,” helium said.

Governor Sule emphasised that enactment and citizenship indispensable beryllium guided by shared values and idiosyncratic accountability, citing Chinua Achebe’s The Trouble with Nigeria, which identified the nonaccomplishment of enactment by illustration arsenic the country’s cardinal problem.

He urged Nigerians to look inward and instrumentality work for their actions, stressing that nation-building is not solely the work of leaders.

“We often determination distant from corporate responsibility. But for existent progress, citizens, leaders and stakeholders indispensable stock a pact of values that binds them unneurotic beyond religion, tribe, oregon ambition,” helium said.

The lawsuit organiser, Dr. Adeniyi Ifetayo, said the Megastar Man of the Decade Awards were instituted to recognise individuals who person remained accordant and focused successful their pursuits implicit the past 10 years contempt Nigeria’s challenging socio-economic environment.

“When we speech astir Megastar antheral successful the decade, we are looking astatine consistency and focus. It’s casual to commencement thing and marque sound for 1 year, but sustaining interaction implicit 10 years deserves recognition,” Ifetayo said.

He added that the awards spotlight achievers successful 5 cardinal sectors — governance, existent estate, philanthropy, originative industry, and information — with the extremity of inspiring younger generations to persevere and stay purpose-driven.

Among the honorees was president and editor-in-chief of ThisDay Newspapers and Arise News Channel, Prince Nduka Obaigbena who received the Lifetime Achievement Award successful African Media Excellence.

Receiving the grant connected his behalf, the Director of News astatine Arise News, Sumner Shagari Sambo, thanked Megastar Media for recognising Obaigbena’s publication to journalism and nationalist work broadcasting.

“We are committed to delivering quality successful an unbiased manner, serving the people, and ensuring that citizens get close accusation that empowers them,” Sambo said.