RAIN OF MILLIONS OF NAIRA FOR ENTREPRENEURS AT DAKKADA 5TH ANNIVERSARY BUSINESS AND LEADERSHIP AWARDS 2020


The winner of the Dakkada 5th Anniversary Business and Leadership Awards in the entrepreneurship category, Miss Utibe Akwa has received her 500,000 Naira prize money. Akwa received the award today, 28th September 2020 at a brief presentation event which held at the Directorate of Marketing and Brand Management, Office of the Governor.

Others who won at the award event were were Mmanti Umoh took home the top prize in the advocacy category courtesy of the Office of the Wife of the Governor, Akwa Ibom State.

Other winners included John Amanam in the creativity and innovation category, sponsored by Hensek, Ekemini “Kemen” Ekerete in the professionalism category sponsored by HTG, Sifonabasi Okon in the Community service category sponsored by the ministry of local government and chieftaincy affairs, while Utibe Akwa took home the top prize in entrepreneurship as endowed by Eni Stores.

All five winners took home 500,000 each courtesy of the category sponsors, while two runners up in each of the five categories went home with 50, 000 naira. Hundred other nominees will receive 20,000 naira each from the award organizers.

The entrepreneur award recipient, Ms Utibe Akwa has expressed her gratitude to Governor Udom Emmanuel, the Directorate of Marketing and Brand Management, and category sponsors - Enistores for the award, stating that she has been spurred to do more. Akwa also seized the opportunity to present some of her products to the SSA.

Directorate of marketing and Brand management, Office of the Governor recently held the Dakkada 5th Anniversary Business and Leadership Awards on Wednesday, 23rd September, 2020.

The event which was beamed to an audience of Over 10, 000 combined viewers drawn from various online platforms had in attendance the Honourable Commissioner for Information and strategy, Comrade Ini Ememobong, a cross section of the Akwa Ibom State Governor’s Aides amongst others.