The Senator representing Adamawa central Senatorial district at the National Assembly, Aminu Iya Abbas has been honoured for his sterling contributions to democracy, good governance, and service to humanity.
The North East Youths and Elders Peoples Forum (NEYPF) which gave the Exemplary Leadership Award, said this was after a thorough research among senators in the North east.
“We discovered Senator Iya performed creditably well as a senator and grassroot politician who always remains connected with his people by traversing through the difficult terrains with landmark projects and rendering numerous service to humanity,” the forum said.
It said further that Senator Abbas was singled out for the honour due to his sincere contributions on national issues, adding that the honour was done to spur him to promote sustainable democracy and good governance.
The Secretary General of the group, Hon, lawal Abdullahi who issued a statement on the award in Tuesday, May 14, added, “We took the decision to give Senator Iya the Award today, at the end of the Executive Council meeting of the group at Chartwell Hotel Bauchi.This is because of his performance and we see senator Iya , as a patriot, a true Nigerian whose patriotism is never in question.
“We are also using this medium to hail his abilities in managing people of his constituency and Adamawa State politically, especially how he manages people and provides leadership with loyalty, tolerance, trust and hard work This should be an example to others on what godfatherism should be.
“We are going to present an Exemplary leadership award to him, in recognition of his contributions to democracy, good governance, and service to humanity.”
Abdullahj said further, “This award was given to Senator Iya by a team of National Executive Members of the forum, for executing lifetime Achievements projects and building strong relationship with his people and his outstanding success recorded as the Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
“Senator Iya is the best senator who impacted positively on lives of people of Adamawa Central Senatorial District, based on fact finding mission and search light carried out by the Forum between 2023 and 2024.”
