Pantami named ‘DigiVation Man of the Year’ 2021

*DigiVation Global Network says Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, Nigeria’s Honourable Minister for Communications and Digital Economy, has demonstrated leadership and commitment to repositioning the West African country’s digital economy to clinch the award

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

The Editorial Team of Africa’s pioneer specialised Information Technology (IT) media platform, DigiVation Global Network, has presented its exceptional ‘DigiVation Man of the Year Award’ to Prof. Isa Ali Pantami,  Honourable Minister for Communications and Digital Economy, in his office in Abuja, FCT.

Intimating the Honourable Minister with his emergence, Mr. Hilary Damissah, Editor-in-Chief of DigiVation, commended Prof. Pantami’s efforts and initiatives as the Minister, and the gains recorded during his tenure of office, which the firm noted have given Nigeria some competitive bargain in the innovation and Information Communications industry.

Damissah stated: “Pantami’s choice was based on his unparalleled leadership in growing the Nigerian digital enterprise and innovation.”

In his remarks on the Minister’s emergence as the ‘DigiVation Man of the Year’, Dr.  Bayero Agabi, President and Chairman of DigiVation Editorial Board, highlighted that the Honourable Minister has demonstrated leadership and commitment to repositioning the digital economy sector to become the ‘poster boy’ of the Nigerian economy.

In his response to the award, Pantami expressed gratitude to the Management of DigiVation Global Network and the organisation’s contributions to nation building.

He assured that the recognition would further spur him and his team to continue to do better.

The firm recalled the Award, instituted four years ago, has had four previous winners with the first being Austin Okere, Founder Computer Warehouse Group (CWG), followed by Dr. Akwasi Agyeman Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ghana Tourism Authority.

Likewise, from the East Africa the only woman to have won it was Rwanda’s Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire, and now for 2021, DigiVation Global Network announced the award winner as Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, Nigeria’s Minister for Communications and Digital Economy, as the ‘DigiVation Man of the Year’.

The foremost IT media organisation explained that the emergence of the relentless Pantami was arrived at through a rigorous research process carried out by DigiVation’s team of reporters and industry stakeholders to name him as the eventual  winner for the 2021 edition of the award.

Digivation Global Network is a multimedia organisation with interest in content production, events across Africa, Europe and America.

DigiVation has also huge online media presence, radio and television with well over 100 awards.

It is the only media and technology outfit to have won the prestigious United Nations Economic Commission for Africa/Africa Information Society Merit Award twice for research and balanced reportage.