The 16th Prestigious Sun Awards held at Eko Hotel and Suite and the most important award of the night went to the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, who was crowned The Sun Man of the Year.
According to the Managing Director of the Sun News Paper, Eric Osagie, in an earlier publication, El-Rufai was picked for the award in recognition of the remarkable transformation he “brought to bear on infrastructure, security, education, healthcare and rural development, among others, in Kaduna State” since assuming office on May 29, 2015.
Osagie further said Osagie said, “As Governor of Kaduna State, El-Rufai had “shown vision, courage, leadership and selfless service,” while noting that the state’s adoption of “the Treasury Single Account (TSA) policy led to closure of 470 accounts belonging to different ministries, departments and agencies and the recovery of N24.7 billion.”
