Chairman, Zinox Technologies, Mr Leo Stan Ekeh, has emerged winner of the Technology Times Person of The Year 2016.
Director General/CEO of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engineer Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, and Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Steve Ayorinde, jointly unveiled the award plaque Friday at the Technology Times Outlook 2017 cocktail wrapping up the two-day annual summit held at The MUSON Centre in Lagos.
Speaking at the announcement of the Zinox Chairman as winner of the tech award, Founder of Technology Times, Mr Shina Badaru, says the Technology Times Person of the Year 2016 was introduced to honour the person, either in industry or government, that has made the most enduring contribution to the information and communication technology (ICT) industry in Nigeria.
Ekeh was nominated along five other distinguished Nigerians including Chairman Globacom Limited, Dr Mike Adenuga; Chief Executive/Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Garba Danbatta; pioneer Nigerian Minister of Communication Technology, Dr Omobola Johnson; Chief Executive Officer, MainOne , Ms Funke Opeke, and pioneer Chairman, Visafone Communications Limited, Mr Jim Ovia.
According to Badaru, the final honourees were decided through complementary decision of Technology Times Editors (40%) and online voting (60%) by the internet community across Nigeria, Africa and beyond on the official website of the company, www.technologytimes.ng.
“Based on the results of the online voting, Dr Adenuga, Chairman of Globacom had 15 votes (3%); Professor Danbatta of NCC, 5 votes (1%); Dr Ekeh of Zinox Technologies, 457 votes (90%); Dr Johnson pioneer Minister of Communication Technology, 16 votes (3%); Ms. Opeke of MainOne, 10 votes (2%) and Mr Ovia, pioneer Chairman, Visafone, 5 votes (1%).
“Hence, based on the result of the votes, Mr Ekeh, Chairman, Zinox Technologies with 457 votes which is 90% of the total votes, emerged as the winner of the Technology Times Person of The Year 2016,” Badaru said.
