DigitalSENSE Africa honours Ekuwem, Odusote, others

Theimmediate past Secretary to the Government of Akwa-Ibom State, Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem, alongside the Chairperson, Board of Trustees of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), Ibukun Odusote; Managing Director, Condata Systems Limited, Dr Chris Nwannenna; Chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, Gbenga Adebayo and Managing Director, Wizzyhub Technologies, Francis Uzor, were honoured at the inaugural DigitalSENSE Africa awards.

Other awardees included the Managing Director of Digital Realty Nigeria, Ikechukwu Nnamani; Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN), Gbenga Sesan, and Managing Director, Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), Muhammed Rudman, among others.

Confirming these at the weekend, the Lead Consulting Strategist, DigitalSENSE Africa and Group Executive Editor, ITREALMS Media group, Sir Remmy Nweke, said that recognition in the corporate category included Upland College, Digital Realty Nigeria, Welcome Centre Hotels and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

As said him, Ekuwem emerged as the DigitalSENSE Africa Broadband Advocate of the decade; Odusote was acknowledged as DigitalSENSE Africa Empowerment Advocate of the decade; Nwannenna as IG4D Advocate of the decade; Adebayo, an engineer, was honoured as Africa Telecoms Advocate of the decade and Rudman was named the Internet Personality of the decade.

He said that the recognition was part of the programme to mark the 15th year of hosting the Nigeria DigitalSENSE forum on Internet Governance for Development.