After his superb display during the ministerial
screening at the National Assembly recently,
the immediate past governor of Lagos state,
Babatunde Raji Fashola, is set to be honoured
in New York, United States.
According to The Nation, Fashola will be
conferred with award by International Crisis
Group (ICG), a worldwide conflict prevention
group, alongside six other personalities on
Monday, October 26, 2015.
The immediate past governor of Lagos state,
Babatunde Raji Fashola, will be honoured in
America
Stephen J. Solarz, who made this known via a
statement by the ICG, informed that the award
will be given to Fashola “for his commitment to
resolving social, economic and security
challenges in one of the world’s most
challenging urban environments.”
Another awardee is Richard Branson, founder
of Virgin Group, as ICG said: “his visionary
reshaping of private sector initiatives to promote
peace, human rights and sustainable
development.”
Former United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees, Sadako Ogata, is also on the list for
her “exemplary efforts to prevent conflict and
mass atrocities, alleviate suffering during the
Balkan crisis, and protect refugees worldwide.”
And President Béji Caïd Essebsi of Tunisia and
Nahdha Party leader, Rached Ghannouchi, were
also among the awardees, for their “unwavering
dedication to pluralism, inclusion and
compromise during Tunisia’s democratic
transition.”
Former Italian Foreign Minister, Emma Bonino
will be awarded for her “tireless role in de-
escalating tensions and promoting peace” just
as former Australian Foreign Minister, the
pioneer President of ICG, Gareth Evans, will be
rewarded for promoting principle of
Responsibility to Protect (R2P).
The president of the group, Jean-Marie
Guéhenno, who announced the 2015 awards in
Brussels, Belgium, informed that “each award
goes to a pioneer of peace, to a relentless fighter
for the improvement of people’s lives, to
someone who has built bridges, believed in
change and mobilised others in the name of
justice.”
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Source: Naij.com
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