Governor Obiano Honoured With BoICT ICT Champion Award

 

L-R, Representative of His Excellency, Governor Willie Obiano, Mr Obi Nwankwo, Honourable Commissioner for Science & Technology, Anambra State, Mr Uche Nworah, MD/CEO, Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS), and Mr Ken Nwogbo, Publisher of Nigeria Communications Week posing with the award.

Obi Nwankwo (left), Commissioner for Science & Technology receiving the award on behalf of Governor Willie Obiano

www.odogwublog.com reports that Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra state

has been honoured with the  Beacon of Information Communication Technology (BoICT) award by Nigeria Communications Week, the leading ICT publication in Nigeria.

At a colourful ceremony on Saturday night, April 25, 2015 at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos, the governor was honoured for his use of ICT to tackle insecurity in Anambra State which has opened the state up for local and foreign investments by using Drone Technology for mapping purposes against crime and use of ICT in education, media etc.

The citation also praised the governor for his commitment in changing the fortunes of the Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS) by financially supporting the ongoing transition of the station from analogue to digital broadcasting, one of the few state owned broadcasting organisations in Nigeria to have to have done so.