Dr Jimson Olufuye CEO Kontemporay Konsulting Ltd. and Immediate Past Chairman AfICTA was presented with the Pan - African Leadership Prize For Excellence by the Pan African Student Movement (PASM) on the 17th February 2020. The award was a recognition award commending Dr Jimson on his work so far in the African ICT Space and his relentless effort at bringing light and the promise of the digital age to Africa. Amongst the 5-man delegate team from the Pan African Student who presented the award were: Hon. Kobehi Kossa, President of PASM; Ms Rita Okoro, Mr. Daniel Gozie, Njouku Obioma and Mr. Igwe Franklin Ikechukwu.
Mr Igwe commenced by recognizing and appreciating Dr. Jimson for his efforts at ensuring he contributes to the development of the African continent, specifically in the ICT and Internet ecosystem. Africans will be remiss in hoping that someone else will develop this continent and whatever short term efforts employed is only a hoax and an attempt at claiming the continent for its interests.
The President of the Pan Africa Student Movement, Hon. Kobehi gave his speech for the event. It is said, easy to sit up and take notice. What is difficult is standing up and taking notice. Today we are celebrating the fact that someone stood up and took that action. Today we are celebrating enthusiasm, commitment and sheer hard work. Enthusiasm is often neglected as a force. Yet without it, there would be few achievements. Enthusiasm sets fire to the imagination. Today we are honouring those who asked these questions and committed themselves to find the answers. We are honouring those who worked late into the evening and early in the morning
I want to welcome every one of us to this very important epoch-making ceremony of conferring honour on a man of substance, intellectual juggernaut, a man with a magnificent experience. I am talking about the remarking, palatable, unbeatable, irremovable, incorruptible, delectable and reliable Dr. Jimson Olufuye - a patriotic Nigerian, Benevolent Personality and a True Federalism.
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Dr Jimson appreciated the team for the honour of presenting him with such prestigious award, he found it remarkable of them also for getting involved at a continental scale at this stage in their lives at the university, enunciating that attributes like these are the kind sought out for in our future leaders. Dr Jimson advised that although it is important to carry out our social responsibilities, they need to ensure that the main purpose for going to the University isn't lacking because this is what sustains both yourself and the Union.
Some of the major problems we face in African society is as a result of corruption and lack of integrity/transparency amongst its people. It would merit the youth of this generation to inculcate the culture of sincerity and integrity as this would be the cornerstone for the change and development we seek in Africa, but it would be unreasonable to expect this change to happen overnight, after all, Rome wasn’t built in a day. Dr jimson explained some of the challenges he faced over the years building his repertoire in the ICT space, most notably the lack of representation of Africa in the global space as he needed to do the heavy lifting to ensure that Africa is heard at global forums. He shared some of his experiences with the ideology behind giving and how it showed evident in the revitalisation of ITAN when he became president in 2007, so he enjoined everyone that it is pertinent to give because this is very important in the quest to achieve anything.
In an attempt to make his research into the Pan African Student Movement online, Dr Jimson noticed that the union lacks web presence and so he offered to provide them with a website under the .africa domain and also host the website for 3 years.
In conclusion, Dr Jimson emphasized that as they push forward with the Pan African Students movement, they must develop a thick skin for criticism also in carrying out our social duties to the community and with their continual push for the development of the society, we must find the balance between civic duties and our primary assignments because the development of ourselves is also key to the collective development of our society and continent.
