Kogi State Governor, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has been honoured with the Golden Award of Excellence for Education and Teachers’ Friendliness by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) during the 2025 World Teachers’ Day Celebration held at the Eagle Square, Abuja, on Sunday.
According to the NUT, the award was in recognition of Governor Ododo’s outstanding contributions to the welfare of teachers and the development of the education sector in Kogi State.
The award was received on behalf of the Governor by the Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Comrade Joel Salifu, amid cheers and applause from members of the teachers’ union who commended the Governor’s commitment to improving the teaching profession and education in the state.
The Deputy Governor was accompanied to the event by the Deputy Majority Leader of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon. Ahmodu Shehu Seidu; the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor, Hon. Hilary Ojoma Egwudah; Hon. Wemi Jones; Hon Timothy Ojoma; Hon. Atulukwu Victor Levi, Dr Helen Adeniyi; and Engr. Mohammed Ahovi Yusuf, Commissioners for Education, Agriculture, Transport, Innovation Science and Technology, and Works respectively.
Also in the entourage were the former member representing Idah Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Inah Hussein; the former Deputy Speaker Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Omebije, the Director-General, Kogi Community Watch and Ancillary Matters, Hon. Muhammed Nasiru Alfa; the Director-General, Protocol, Government House, Alhaji Ibrahim Suleman; the Kogi East APC Acting Zonal Chairman, Hon. Ogwu Abdul Alhasan; Adviser to the Governor on Illicit Drugs and Trafficking, Hon. Eunice Achimugu; Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Ethics and Values, Sheikh Sani Momoh Musa; Executive Chairman Idah local government Area, Hon. Alaji Alilu, and the Provost, Kogi State College of Education, Ankpa, Dr. Femi Fashagba, among others.
The award is a clear recognition and appreciation by the NUT for Governor Ododo’s unshakable commitment to teachers’ welfare and his administration’s robust investments in education. There’s no doubt that the award will further motivate the State Government to sustain and improve its plans for teachers and the education sector as a whole.
Unubi Emmanuel
Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor,
Kogi State
October 5, 2025