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Lagos -- The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote, has been selected as the recipient of the Leadership Local Content Champion of the Year Award by the Board of Editors of the Leadership Group Limited.
The award will be conferred on him at the 14th edition of the Leadership Conference and Awards scheduled for Tuesday, January 31, 2023, in Abuja. The event is expected to be chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, and the guest speaker is the immediate past Kenyan President, Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta.
Presenting the nomination at the Board’s liaison office in Abuja, the Senior Vice Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Leadership Group Limited, Mr. Azubuike Ishiekwene, explained that the Executive Secretary, NCDMB was selected for the award for championing the development of local content across Nigeria and the African continent and building local capacities in the oil and gas industry.
O t h e r accomplishments referenced by the Leadership team lead included raising the level of Nigerian Content performance in the Nigerian oil and gas industry from 26 percent in 2016 to 52 percent in 2022.
He added that under Engr. Wabote’s watch “the NCDMB developed a 10-year strategic roadmap with the key target of achieving 70 percent Nigerian Content in the oil and gas industry, creating 300,000 direct and indirect jobs and establishing hubs in-country for manufacturing of equipment, components and accessories required by the oil and gas and its linkage sectors.”
In his remarks, the Executive Secretary thanked the Leadership Group for recognising the Board’s achievements and impact on local content sphere, the oil and gas industry, and the national economy.
He said the Board’s accomplishments were the outcome of the staff’s dedicated efforts, driven by the direction and motivation that is provided by the leadership. He noted that NCDMB is providing examples for other agencies of the Federal Government in performance and efficient application and utilization of resources.