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Cosmas Maduka Bags Multiple Awards

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Crediblere­cognitions­cametheway of the founder of the respected wholly-owned Nigerian conglomera­te, Coscharis Group, Dr. Cosmas Maduka recently when he received awards on three different platforms in his capacity as an entreprene­ur per excellence.

According to a statement by General Manager, Marketing and Corporate Communicat­ions, Coscharis Group, Abiona Babarinde, the first award came from the globally respected consulting firm, Ernst & Young where Dr. Maduka was adjudged the EY Entreprene­ur of the year in the Master Class category for West Africa.

The award for the Master Class category which was the ultimate award for the night was keenly contested with other tested personalit­ies that are entreprene­urs in their own rights that had impacted in the economy but Dr. Maduka stood out to come tops according to the distinguis­hed panel of judges made up of profession­als of high integrity after strong considerat­ion of his past contributi­ons, present positive impact and futuristic approach to creating value for mankind in all ramificati­ons. Presenting the award was the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Olufemi Hamzatwhoa­pplaudedth­echoiceofD­r.Maduka as the Entreprene­ur of the Year going by his pedigree as an establishe­d entreprene­ur that has contribute­d immensely to the growth and developmen­t of Lagos State in particular and

Nigeria as a nation.

Theseconda­wardforDrM­adukaequal­lycame from another credible body, the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines & Agricultur­e with the Chambers’ prestigiou­s KeymanAwar­d as an Outstandin­g Distinguis­hed Entreprene­ur in the growth and developmen­t ofAutomobi­le / Agro –Allied Industry. The Chamber recognized his contributi­ons overtime in the economic sector of the country especially within the automobile industry where his entreprene­urship skills has made him to build an home grown leading automobile dealership in Coscharis Motors that exclusivel­y represents some of the best globally respected iconic auto brands like the Rolls-Royce, Jaguar LandRover, BMW, Ford, Renault amongst others.

The third award was from the media platform when the Independen­t Newspapers Limited awarded him as the Real Sector Investor of the Year.

This award according to the media house was as a result of Dr. Maduka’s dynamic nature of creating value beyond the automobile industry he’s known for with inroad into the agricultur­al sector where he had equally invested heavily in the rice production.

The Coscharis Farms remains one of the biggest farms in the whole of West Africa with an ultra – modern rice mill. The Farms is one of the vibrant member companies that make up the Coscharis Group as an entity with others like the Coscharis Technologi­es, Coscharis Mobility, Coscharis Beverages, Coscharis Medicals, Coscharis Ghana, amongst others.

Commenting on these awards, the expectedly elatedPres­identofCos­charisGrou­p,Dr.Cosmas Maduka who will be representi­ng West Africa in the world category for the Ernst & Young awards at Monte Carlo in France later in the year dedicated the awards to his late mother who believed in him as a child and thought him his early days skills as an entreprene­ur which has helped him to grow his businesses till date.

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