Yemisi Izuora
Chevron Nigeria Limited’s (CNL) corporate value of integrity has been recognised by the Emerging African Leaders Integrity Award (EALA), a non-governmental organization.
The recognition followed the honour given to Mr. Sola Adebawo, CNL’s Communications Manager with the Emerging African Leaders Pinnacle Award on account of what the organizers described as his “impeccable achievements towards the development of Africa as a people and continent”
Stephanie Afolabi, CEO/Founder, Emerging African Leaders Academy, said the award is aimed at inspiring and training African youths and emerging African leaders in programs that promote the values of integrity, and entrepreneurial spirit.
“This is a Pan African initiative to discover and showcase some of our shining stars on the continent. Our emphasis is on leadership because we have realized that Africa can only fulfil its potentials if we are able to build effective leaders.
She said the adjudicating panel nominated Mr. Adebawo for the award having monitored his career in the workplace and the role he has played in the society especially in the area mentorship and leadership training for young people.
“He is a mentor and inspiration to many young people. We also monitored his activities on social media and identified him as someone many young people can learn from. It was for this reason that he was also slated to be one of the Guest Speakers at the Award Ceremony.
Mr. Adebawo who thanked the organizers for the recognition used the occasion to speak on Chevron’s commitment to the values of integrity, trust, partnership and high performance among others.
Speaking on “Impact of Oil and Gas on Livelihood in Africa,” he gave an insight into the contributions and impact of the oil and gas industry on the African Economy.
He used the occasion to highlight Chevron’s social investments in Nigeria in the areas of education, health and economic development. He highlighted the importance of the Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) process in promoting sustainable development communities around its areas of operation.
The GMoU, he said, was designed to create participatory development processes to address needs of the communities. According to him, the GMoU has not only cultivated transparency and accountability into the governance of projects and programmes by encouraging stakeholders to operate within designed frameworks; the GMoU has also given community leaders the platform to enhance their visibility.