Aregbesola got an award for Excellent Information Management as well as the efforts of his administration at improving the welfare of Osun State residents.
Ikuforiji was named the Legislative Man of the Year 2012 for leading the “Most Resourceful Legislative Chamber in the country”.
Senator Tinubu was honoured for her promotion of academic brilliance and excellence among school children in Lagos State through her initiative, the New Era Foundation.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) was rewarded for its zero tolerance for drug trafficking in Nigeria.
A distinguished jurist, Justice Alban, was also honoured for his outstanding contribution to the rule of law through his impartial dispensation of justice.
The awards were presented to the recipients on Friday in Ikoyi by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FRCN Chapel, led by its Chairperson, Mrs Bimbo Oyetunde.
It was at this year’s “Press Week” of the chapel and in commemoration of the 80th year of broadcasting in Nigeria.
The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Strategy, Security and Publicity, Lagos Assembly, Segun Olulade, who represented the Ikuforiji, dedicated the award to the over 18million people of the state.
Aregbesola, who doubled as the guest lecturer, spoke on: Funding, Good Governance and Transformation at the Grassroots.
The governor urged the media to be in the forefront of discouraging the military from interrupting the fledgling democracy.
He noted that military experience has impeded national progress.
Aregbesola said the media has a historical role to play in deepening democracy, strengthening the rule of law and transforming leadership and governance in Nigeria.
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