Organisers of Nigeria's First Annual light up awards scheduled to
hold on the 24th of November in Lagos released the names of nominees for
the various award categories at a press briefing recently.
The award, according to the National co-ordinator of Project Light
up Nigeria, Mr Frank Aja Ukpabi is designed to recognise, appreciate and
encourage public office holders, corporate entities and private citizens
who are contributing to a Nigeria of steady electricity power supply and
well lit up streets at night based on the age-long proven norm that
encouragement leads to more achievement.
Nigerians now have the opportunity to rate the performance of
public office holders in the area of electricity power supply through
this process while they are still in office.
Out of 36 states and 150 corporate firms visited by Project Light
Up Nigeria with requests to make available pictures and details of
their electricity power projects,12 states,5 corporate firms and a Local
Government area submitted pictures and details of their power
projects and at the close of nominations by Nigerians who compared these
projects on Project light up Nigeria website, 8 state Governors,
4 corporate firms and an LGA Chairman became nominees.Former president
Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan were also nominated as
the presidents that Generated the highest number of electricity
megawatts between 1979 and 2012. Nigerians are now voting for winners
out of these lot.You can also vote by visiting www.projectlightupnigeria.com
ANNUAL LIGHT UP AWARDS is designed to recognize, appreciate and
encourage public office holders, corporate entities and private citizens
who are contributing to a Nigeria of steady electricity power supply
and well lit up streets at night based on the age long proven norm that
ENCOURAGEMENT LEADS TO MORE ACHIEVEMENT.
We believe we all know that steady electricity power supply leads to
poverty reduction and well lit up streets at night contributes to crime
reduction in a society and these two are highly needed in Nigeria of
today. On the other hand, our country being the most populous nation in
Africa makes it a prime low-cost source destination and a serious
competition for china, only if we have steady electricity power supply
hence this initiative to encourage the electricity power efforts of the
three tiers of government in a somewhat competitive environment.
In our bid to achieve this and in a transparent manner we set up our website www.projectlightupnigeria.com
to showcase pictures and details of all electricity power projects
executed by participants for appraisal by Nigerians. The website has
pages for Mr. President, the 36 States Governors, The FCT Minister and
150 corporate firms.
We therefore visited the Federal Government, the thirty six (36) States
and one hundred and fifty (150) Corporate Firms with requests for
pictures and details of all Electrical Power Projects executed by them
and for the corporate firms, streets lit up them as part of their
corporate social responsibility to enable us upload such on their
various pages on our website for Nigerians to compare and contrast and
nominate accordingly.
Eventually, eleven (11) States, a local Government and 5 Corporate
firms who have electricity power projects they are proud of submitted
pictures and details of such in response to our request.We also
received information on how many megawatts of electricity were generated
by all Nigerian Presidents between 1979 and 2012. These information are
currently on our website. We went ahead to print a magazine named LIGHT
UP Magazine with these details to complement the efforts of our website
in guiding Nigerians as they send in their nominations for the various
award categories.
STATES THAT SUBMITTED THEIR POWER PROJECTS ARE:
Lagos State
Cross River State
Rivers State
Enugu State
Ebonyi State
Ondo State
Kano State
Oyo State
Osun State
Edo State
Jigawa State
COMPANIES THAT SUBMITTED STREETS LIT UP BY THEM ARE:
Zenith Bank
Promasidor
Emel Group
Dufil Prima
Flourmills Plc.
L.G.A
OJO Local Government Area Lagos submitted its project
NIGERIA SENT IN THEIR NOMINATIONS AND AT THE CLOSE OF NOMINATIONS THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES EMERGED:
CATEGORY A
Company with the highest number of Streetlight Projects as part of their CSR
Zenith Bank
Flour Mills
Company with the Best Maintained Streetlight Project
Zenith Bank
Dufil Prima (Indomie)
Promasidor
CSR on streetlight Project Company of the year
Zenith Bank
(Dufil Prima)
CATEGORY B
The Governor with the Highest Number of Streetlight Projects 2012
Governor Babatunde Fashola
Governor Rabiu Kwakwanso
Governor Sullivan Chime
Governor Sule Lamido
The Governor with the Best Rural Electrification Project 2012
Governor Liyel Imoke
Governor Babatunde Fashola
Governor Rotimi Amaechi
Governor of the Most Steady Electricity Power Supply State (Highest Power Generation)
Governor Babatunde Fashola
Governor Rotimi Amaechi
Governor Sule Lamido
Governor with the Best Maintained Streetlight Projects
Governor Babatunde Fashola
Governor Rabiu Kwakwanso
Governor Sullivan Chime
Governor Liyel Imoke
Governor Olusegun Mimiko
Governor with the Best Energy Saving Streetlight Project
Governor Rauf Aregbesola
Governor Babatunde Fashola
Governor Sullivan Chime
Energy Governor Of The Year (Mr. Energy)
Governor Sullivan Chime
Governor Babatunde Fashola
Governor Rotimi Amaechi
Governor Sule Lamido
Governor Liyel Imoke
CATEGORY C
Chairman with the Best and Most Successful Rural Electrification Project
OJO L.G.A-Lagos
Energy Chairman of the Year
OJO L.G.A-Lagos
SPECIAL AWARDS
The president that generated the highest number of electricity megawatts between 1979 and 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo
To vote for winners , Nigerians are urged to view the Nominees’ various
power projects on our website and vote accordingly by sending the name
of the nominee and category of the award to info@projectlightupnigeria.com or by sms to 07061286603
