Zik Prize also known as The Nnamdi Azikiwe Prize, named after Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe is a literally leadership award established in 1995 in honor of Azikiwe, It is awarded annually by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
| Zik Prize | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding leadership, service and good governance |
| Sponsored by | Federal Government of Nigeria |
| Presented by | Federal Government of Nigeria |
| Status | Active |
| Established | 1995 |
| First awarded | 1995 |
| Last awarded | 2023 |
Background edit
The Zik Prize inaugural event chaired by former president of Nigeria Shehu Shagari was held on November 16, 1999 at the auditorium of the Nigerian Law School in Lagos.[1] The 1996 edition of the award was cancelled due to the death of Azikiwe who died in May 1996 at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital in Enugu.[2][3] The Inaugural awardee of the Prize includes Jerry Rawlings of Ghana, Akintola Williams and Abdulazeez Udeh of Nigeria.[4]
Categories edit
- Political Leadership[5]
- Good Governance
- Professional Leadership
- Business Leadership
- Humanitarian Leadership
- Public Service
Recipients edit
| No | Year | Recipient | Image | Birth/death | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1995 | Jerry Rawlings | .jpg)
|
1947-2020 |  Ghana
|
Former leader of Ghana |
| 1 | 1995 | Akintola Williams | 1919-2023 |  Nigeria
|
First Nigerian to qualify as a chartered accountant[6] | |
| 1 | 1995 | Abdulazeez Udeh | 1940-2021 | Former publisher and financier of the Financial Post and acting Chairman of Newswatch Magazine | ||
| 2 | 1997 | Julius Nyerere | .jpg)
|
1922-1999 |  Tanzania
|
Former prime minister and president of Tanzania |
| 3 | 2000 | Nelson Mandela | 
|
1918-2013 |  South Africa
|
Anti-apartheid activist and former president of South Africa |
| 4 | 2003 | Yoweri Museveni | 
|
b. 1944 |  Uganda
|
Ugandan politician who has been the ninth President of Uganda since 1986 |
| 5 | 2008 | John Kufuor | 
|
b. 1938 | Ghana
|
President of Ghana from 7 January 2001 to 7 January 2009, andChairperson of the African Union from 2007 to 2008 |
| 6 | 2010 | Ayale Ahmed | 
|
b. 1952 | Nigeria
|
Nigerian civil servant and politician who served as Defence Minister of Nigeria from July 2007 to September 2008 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation from September 2008 to May 2011 |
| 7 | 2011 | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf | .jpg)
|
b. 1938 |  Liberia
|
First elected female head of state in Africa who served as the 24th president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018[7] |
| 8 | 2013 | Aare Afe Babalola | b. 1929 | Nigeria
|
Nigerian lawyer who founded the Afe Babalola University in Ado Ekiti | |
| 9 | 2015 | Yakubu Dogara | .jpg)
|
b. 1967 | Nigeria
|
Nigerian politician and lawyer who served as the 13th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from 2015 to 2019 |
| 10 | 2016 | Ahmed Joda | 
|
1930-2021 | Nigeria
|
Nigerian administrator |
| 11 | 2017 | Audu Ogbeh | b. 1947 | Nigeria
|
Nigerian farmer, playwright and politician who served as the minister of agriculture and rural development from 2015 to 2019. | |
| 12 | 2018 | Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe | 1949-2021 | Nigeria
|
Nigerian professor and former vice chancellor of the University of Lagos |
References edit
- ^ "Inaugural Award – November 16, 1995 – The Zik Prize". Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "1996 Edition OF Zik Prize Cancelled Over Death Of Dr Azikiwe – The Zik Prize". Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ French, Howard W. (1996-05-14). "Nnamdi Azikiwe, the First President of Nigeria, Dies at 91". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "Inaugural Award – November 16, 1995 – The Zik Prize". Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "Award Categories – The Zik Prize". Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "Akintola Williams: Life and Times of Nigeria's First Chartered Accountant in Photographs - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ Nigeria, Vanguard (December 8, 2020). "Lawan wins 2019 Zik Prize in leadership award".