Kwame Nkrumah Pan African Leadership Award Committee on Tuesday presented Distinguished Leadership Award to Chairman Senate Committee on ICT and a Cybercrime Senator Abdulfatai Buhari.
The delegates led by Dr Victor Kwashie Tay who led the delegation to Dr Buhari in his office said ‘ this Award appropriately reflects the endless hours spend ensuring that success is recorded within the confines of your office and it tells of a blueprint of your ultimate achievement’
“Though your presence would have added color to the occasion,however in recognition of your remarkable achievements and sterling qualities which have attracted this award,we hereby present you this Kwame Nkrumah Pan African Leadership Award with utmost compliments.”
The Senator who told the Award committee that he also schooled in Ghana said ,Kwame Nkrumah is one of African leaders he grew up to look up to as a role model right from when he was in college at Kumasi in 1981 before he relocated to Nigeria.
The APC chieftain who is representing Oyo north senatorial district at the upper chamber of the National Assembly said further that “since the inception of the 8th Assembly which I am privilege to be a member, God has helped me to be consistent and proactive in my legislative duties through sponsoring of motions and bills and at the same time facilitates projects and empower my constituents.”
“The best is yet to come from me and I will make sure i did not betray the confidence reposed in me by my constituents who gave me the mandate to represent them at the Nation Assembly .
He however commended the Kwameh Nkrumah Pan African leadership Award committee for considering him for the award and urge them to not to relent in ensuring the advancement of Africa and its people.
It would be recalled that Senator Buhari was honoured by the Federation of Oyo State Student Union FOSSU and Pharmaceutical society of Nigeria PSN few weeks ago for outstanding performances at the Senate