2020 HONOREES

Aare Afe Babalola OFR,CON LL.D(LOND)

Aare Afe Babalola OFR, CON, LL.D (Lond) is a Nigerian lawyer, law professor, philanthropist, and founder of Afe Babalola University, known for his contributions to education and legal fields, holding multiple honorary degrees and awards.

Mahamadou Issoufou

Mahamadou Issoufou is a Nigerien politician who served as the president of Niger from 7 April 2011 to 2 April 2021. Issoufou was the prime minister of Niger from 1993 to 1994, president of the National Assembly from 1995 to 1996, and a candidate in each presidential election from 1993 to 2016.

Nneka Joyce Duru

Nneka Joyce Duru is a lover of literature, a prolific writer and a champion for women rights. She began her writing career at an early age and had published many books which include "Nkiru", "Handbook on Literary Terms", "The Potter's Daughter", and "Pregnant Under His Blood."

Joyce Hilda Banda

Joyce Hilda Banda is a Malawian politician, who served as President of Malawi, from 7 April 2012 to 31 May 2014. She is the founder and leader of the People's Party, created in 2011. An educator and grassroots women's rights activist, she was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2009 and the Vice-President of Malawi from May 2009 to April 2012.

H.E Hon Wycliffe Oparanya

Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya is a Kenyan politician who served as the first governor of Kakamega County from 2013 to 2022. He was re-elected for a second term in 2017. Prior to his tenure as governor, Oparanya was the Minister of State for Planning, National Development, and Vision 2030 under President Mwai Kibaki.

Philip Ihaza

A versatile and motivated Agile Coach/Project Manager with over 14 years of experience in Media, Communication, Tech and Data and Consumer/Market Intelligence domains. Demonstrates excellent professional and interpersonal communication, creating and maintaining strong partnerships with cross-functional teams and customers.