{"id":243,"date":"2014-07-24T15:06:35","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T15:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/javamylove.wordpress.com\/?p=243"},"modified":"2014-07-24T15:06:35","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T15:06:35","slug":"ive-been-nominated-for-future-africa-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukmanjaji.com\/2014\/07\/24\/ive-been-nominated-for-future-africa-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;ve been nominated for Future Africa Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lukmanjaji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1017535_10151772080933556_367615153_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-244\" src=\"https:\/\/lukmanjaji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1017535_10151772080933556_367615153_n.jpg\" alt=\"1017535_10151772080933556_367615153_n\" width=\"595\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lukmanjaji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1017535_10151772080933556_367615153_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/lukmanjaji.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/1017535_10151772080933556_367615153_n-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My friends. . .my well wishers. . .I have been nominated for the Future African Awards in the\u00a0<strong>Excellence in Public Service\u00a0<\/strong>category. This is a huge mile stone for me and my team at the African Union Commission and the GIZ-AU office. Whether I win it or not is not the question but the fact that the work of me and my team is being monitored closely from around the continent is heart warming.<\/p>\n<p>This is to thank everyone that has in one way or the other contributed to where I am today. . .starting from my parents, my teachers in school and supportive friends.<\/p>\n<p>I am up against 2 other Nigerians, a Ugandan and the Minister of Culture and Tourism of Equatorial Guinea. I pray I win.<\/p>\n<p>The full nominees list, which includes Davido, Sarkodie and Yaya Toure can be found on the Future Africa \u00a0website\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefutureafrica.com\/Updates\/Resource\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.thefutureafrica.com\/Updates\/Resource<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let me end with my favorite quote, which is from the Qur&#8217;an. . .<strong>Which of the favors of my lord will I deny?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My friends. . .my well wishers. . .I have been nominated for the Future African Awards in the\u00a0Excellence in Public Service\u00a0category. This is a huge mile stone for me and my team at the African Union Commission and the GIZ-AU office. Whether I win it or not is not the question but the fact that the work of me and my team is being monitored closely from around the continent is heart warming. 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