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BusinessDay postpones states competitiveness & good governance award to 20th Nov

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BusinessDay, West Africa’s leading provider of business intelligence & market-moving news, regret to announce the postponement of the States Competitiveness & Good Governance Awards from 24th October to 20th November, 2019.

The decision to change the date of the ceremony was as a result of the feedback from some state governors who, due to their busy schedules, will not be available for the initial date.

The new date is aimed at ensuring the full participation of all dignitaries who are expected to grace the occasion.

 BusinessDay apologises to its guests for any inconvenience resulting from the date change, most especially to those that already confirmed their attendance for the previous date.

The 2019 edition of the award ceremony will have Yakubu Gowon, former head of state, as the Special Guest of Honour, while Yahaya Abubakar will be the Royal father of the day.

The BusinessDay good governance award is organised in a format that will take a pragmatic approach in acknowledging the best governors in the country, as the policies, actions, and inactions of state governments have a significant impact on the business environment and performance of businesses, particularly the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) which are the engine room of economic growth.

Based on verifiable criteria, gathered through voluntary disclosure and openly available data, BusinessDay seeks to rate governors on their performance over a period of one year in various aspects of governance: Fastest Growing State Economy, Best State in Tourism, Transparency in Governance, Best State in the ICT/Technology/Sport Development, Education Reforms and Development, State with the Most Improved Security, Ease of Doing Business and among others.

In the past editions of the award ceremony, Kano, Osun, Kaduna, Ebonyi, and Abia states have been recognised for being the fastest-growing state economy, best in Tourism, the most improved state in Ease of doing business, improved State in healthcare development and state promoting made in Nigeria goods and SME development.

Some dignitaries that have graced the BusinessDay’s States Competitiveness & Good Governance Awards include Yemi Osinbajo, Abdulahi Ganduje, Nasir El Rufai, Okezie Ikpeazu, and many others.