West-Africa’s foremost Sustainability advocacy and consulting outfit, CSR-in-Action, and her partners are set to honour those contributing to social justice and recognising the rights of communities contributing to the economic prosperity of Nigeria.

Also to be honoured at the second Community and Human Rights (CAHR) Awards to hold virtually on Wednesday, 18 November, 2020, are promoters of gender inclusion in various sectors of the nation.

Former Finance Minister and World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General hopeful, Ngozi-Okonjo Iweala has been nominated for the Aminu Kano Award for Leadership alongside EndSARS protests mobiliser and member of Lagos Judicial panel on police brutality, Rinu Oduala.

Aisha Yesufu, another prominent figure in the EndSARS movement and co-founder of the Bring Back Our Girls Movement, has been nominated for the Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti Human Rights Award. Access Bank is amongst the representation of corporate organisations on the list with a nomination for the Hajiya Gambo Sawaba Community Impact Award.

Follow this link to register and attend: https://csr-in-action.org/sitei/cahrawards/

She Leads Africa (SHA) and Women in Mining in Nigeria (WIMIN) are two of the top contenders for the Josephine Nkemdilim Equal Rights Award, while Amnesty International, Women of Inestimable Values Foundation, and Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) are contending for the Funmilayo Ransome Kuti Human Rights Award for Organisations.

Remarking on the selection process for the second CAHR Awards, one of the jurors, renowned rapper and community activist, Michael Ugochukwu Stephens known as Ruggedman said, “Nigerians want to identify with, and celebrate people with the uncommon courage to seek for peace and justice even when it is difficult, people who fight for the right of the common man and champion the cause of the masses. These are the people we are celebrating at the CAHR Awards.”

The jury for the prestigious awards also includes community organiser and women rights activist, Emem Okon; radio personality and musicologist of Classic FM, Sola Mogaji, renowned communications expert, Tokunboh George-Taylor; talk show host and media consultant, Ireti Bakare-Yusuf; Chairman/council member, Mining Solid Minerals Group, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Otunba Engr. Babatunde Alatise; and community development specialist, Dr. Mina Ogbanga.

Previous winners of the CAHR Awards include Yemisi Ransome-Kuti, Agip Oil Company Ltd, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede and Segun Awosanya, known as Segalink, to name a few.

https://leadership.ng/okonjo-iweala-access-bank-yesufu-others-nominated-for-cahr-awards/

Remove Access Bank from that list for supporting tyranny and evil.Others are well deserving because of their advocacy for good governance.They should boycott the occasion if Access Bank is retained as an awardee.

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Racoon:
Remove Access Bank from that list for supporting tyranny and evil.Others are well deserving because of their advocacy for good governance.They should boycott the occasion if Access Bank is retained as an awardee.

I see no reason for them to remove access bank. Access Bank is not the only bank that were ask to freeze the protester account.. To be honest go to access bank and check their recruitment you will see that majority of them are young graduate. At least they value most the youth in their employment. Please let see the Positive part of The Bank before Castigating them. Thank you

The #ENDSARS protesters on the list might boycot the award

You cant list them with ACCESS BANK

A completely coward Bank that might have some dirty secrets

If not, i dont know why they would freeze people's account without a valid court order.

They are clowns.

Aceessbank is a betrayal of NIgerian youths and has connived with the oppressors.

ehinmowo:
Aceessbank is a betrayal of NIgerian youths and has connived with the oppressors.

Don't be quick to castigate Access bank. They were severely threatened by CBN. Would you have preferred they close the bank and thousands lose their jobs?

atmy1:


Don't be quick to castigate Access bank. They were severely threatened by CBN. Would you have preferred they close the bank and thousands lose their jobs?

Then CBN is mad. And stupid cabal.

sapientia:
The #ENDSARS protesters on the list might boycot the award

You cant list them with ACCESS BANK

A completely coward Bank that might have some dirty secrets

If not, i dont know why they would freeze people's account without a valid court order.

They are clowns.

No. I doubt if they will. Awards like this are usually based on public nomination and votes. The same people that chosed access bank are the ones that chosed Aisha Yesufu. There must be something they see in the bank, especially its sustainability footprints.

ehinmowo:


Then CBN is mad. And stupid cabal.

Na now you just dey no sey dem dey craze? Remember CBN threatened all the MDs of banks in the NESG and made them pull out of the group with immediate effect. Access bank is probably afraid of government sanctions after spending hefty amounts on acquisitions. But the bank has also been doing some other great things like their 15 billion naira green bond for green-friendly investors. They also have a special scheme for women entrepreneurs. But I admit they need to work better on their operations

CAHR Awards is live right now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cERzHO1qHog