The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) is thrilled to announce the official commencement of public voting for the esteemed Gani Fawehinmi Impact and Integrity Awards (GFIIA) 2023.
GFIIA Awards, held annually, provide an opportunity for the public to nominate individuals. After a rigorous screening process by HEDA, the public can now cast their votes for their preferred recipients among the 20 shortlisted nominees across various award categories. The public voting phase, which begins today, September 25, and runs until October 20, 2023, can be accessed through the Awards website: https://gfa.hedang.org.
Mr. Olanrewaju Suraju, Chairman of HEDA Resource Centre, highlighted that the overarching objective of the GFIIA Awards is to foster a shift in public attitudes towards corruption issues and to celebrate individuals who consistently demonstrate remarkable impact and integrity, even in challenging circumstances.
“The Awards process is multi-layered and inclusive, with active public participation from the nomination phase to the final voting phase. A comprehensive multi-layer screening process was conducted by a panel of experts, and the final list of nominees was submitted to the esteemed Awards Board, comprising eminent personalities.”
The GFIIA Awards Board, chaired by Prof. Ayo Atsenua and co-chaired by Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, includes Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Prof. Nsongurua Udombana, Mr. Olanrewaju Suraju, Dr. Abiola Akiode-Afolabi, Comrade Chuka Achude, and Comrade Femi Aborisade.
This year’s GFIIA Awards feature nominees in all four award categories, in contrast to last year’s edition when no nominees for the Nigeria In Diaspora Award Category passed the screening process.
HEDA received a total of 312 nomination entries during the open call for nominations. Following meticulous sorting and analysis of these nominations, 20 individuals emerged as nominees across the four award categories: Outstanding Impact (11 nominees), Outstanding Integrity (6 nominees), Valuable Whistle-blower (2 nominees), and Nigerian-In-Diaspora Award (1 nominee).
Nominees for the Outstanding Impact Awards include Gbenga Komolafe, Dinatu Emmanuel, Buhari Yerima, Mailafia Yakubu, Abiodun Aremu, James Chijioke, Michael Awo, Ogechukwu Maduagwu, Yunusa Enemali, Femi Gbadebo, and Lukman Oladimeji. Dr. David Adetoro is the sole nominee who successfully passed the screening process for the Nigerian-In-Diaspora Award.
Nominees for the Outstanding Integrity Awards are Prof. Nnenaya Oti, Kekwaaru Ngozi, Dr. Tajudeen Odetayo, Saheed Oladele, Emmanuel Ikule, and Ojo Aderemi. Nominees for the Valuable Whistle-blower Awards are Ibrahim Ali and David Hundeyin.
HEDA Resource Centre invites the public to actively participate in the voting process and contribute to recognizing and honoring individuals who exemplify the values of impact and integrity championed by the late Gani Fawehinmi.
The voting period concludes on October 20, 2023. For further information about GFIIA 2023 and to cast your vote, please visit our official website https://gfa.hedang.org.