The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE has been honoured with the prestigious Award of Good Governance for passionately promoting President Muhammadu Buhari’s Digital Economic Agenda.
According to the APC Ambassadors for Good Governance, the decision to honour Inuwa with the Award which they said is the first and only one to be given out by the group was reached after its National Executive Council meeting where they unanimously accepted the request of Youth and Civil Society Coalition For Development to recognize the recipient.
The award was presented to the DG during the One Day National Summit/Unveiling of an Appraisal Hub on Good Governance & Official Inauguration of State Chapters & FCT held in Abuja’.
While attributing NITDA’s sterling performance over the years to the Federal Government’s commitment to achieving a digital Nigeria, speakers at the event also commended the Agency for its excellent service delivery to the Nigerian populace.
The Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE who was represented by the Agency’s Acting Director, Corporate Planning and Strategy, Dr. Aristotle Onumo, received the award.
Inuwa while appreciating the recognition, said the efforts of the agency over the years which were recently also applauded by President Muhammadu Buhari with the National Productivity Order of Merit Award are testaments to the impressive trajectory recorded by the Agency.
The NITDA DG seized the opportunity to highlight some strategies and strides of the parastatal which he noted were made possible by the ingenious leadership prowess of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami.
“There are hardly any States or Local Governments in Nigeria you won’t find the footprints of NITDA. We are giving all it takes to ensure that the country is reckoned in the comity of digital nations”.
The Director-General of the group, Ambassador Nnamdi Inyekwe who spoke earlier expressed the belief that the award will boost the morale of Inuwa and the Agency’s workforce to go beyond its current achievements and break new grounds.
The event which had as its theme: “EQUIPPING LEADERS FOR EFFECTIVE GRASSROOT MOBILIZATION AHEAD OF 2023 ELECTIONS “brought together members from across the thirty-six states of the federation and the FCT.
APC Ambassadors for Good Governance is a National Network of Millions of party faithful who are committed to championing good governance, advocating and mobilizing for the emergence of APC at all levels come 2023
