In an unprecedented endorsement of Senator Hope Uzodimma’s nationalism and unifying role in Nigeria, as well as his transformative leadership in Imo State, two foremost institutions in the country will this week, Friday, November 13, 2026 honour the governor with an award and a lecture role.
While the 77-year-old Lagos Country Club has nominated Governor Uzodimma to deliver the maiden lecture on Policy Dialogue with Government Leaders, Sun Newspapers will honour him with the Man of the Year Award.
Incidentally, the two honours are coming on the same Friday, November 13, 2026, in Lagos.
Uzodimma, on Friday morning, will speak on the topic, The Future Is Local: Stimulating Grassroots Economies for Inclusive Growth, after which he will leave the Lagos Country Club to receive the Man of the Year Award from Sun Newspapers.
The reputable media outfit had, in 2021, given Uzodimma the Best Governor of the Year Award.
It is instructive that Sun Newspapers, in a letter to Governor Uzodimma, explained that his transparent and transformative leadership in Imo State had resulted in unprecedented infrastructural and human capital development.
In the letter signed by the Managing Director, Mr Onuoha Ukeh, Sun Newspapers pointed to the number of roads built by the governor, his digital technology revolution, the ongoing dredging of Oguta Lake to the Atlantic Ocean, the establishment of the Orashi Power Plant, massive improvements in healthcare, particularly the robotic and oncology facilities at the Umuguma Specialist Hospital, as well as achievements in the education sector and energy sustainability, as part of the projects executed by the governor.
The newspaper said it arrived at the decision to award Uzodimma the Man of the Year Award after extensive investigations by its team of reporters confirmed the developmental strides made by the governor.
On the other hand, Lagos Country Club disclosed that Uzodimma was chosen as the maiden lecturer for the club’s Policy Dialogue with Government Leaders on account of his vast experience in public policy initiatives and the development of rural areas.
