Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has received the 2026 Quintessence Pan-African Top Leadership Award. The governor dedicated the honour to the resilient people of Borno and Nigerians working to restore dignity and opportunity to their communities. The Quintessence Award is presented each year to one continental African leader and one African American leader for distinguished accomplishments in their fields of endeavour and outstanding contributions to the history and heritage of African people. This year's edition was chaired by Professor Ibrahim Gambari, former Chief of Staff to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, and had in attendance the Governor of Kwara State and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum, Dr Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq; Emir of Kano, HRH Muhammad Sanusi II; Nigerian Ambassador to Ethiopia; the Consul General of Nigeria in Atlanta; and former Nigerian Minister of Finance, Dr Mansur Mukhtar.
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