Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde and his Akwa Ibom State counterpart, Pastor Umo Eno, have won the Nigeria Social Media Week Group (NSG) leadership awards.
NSG Team lead 2025, Dr. Mark Audu in a statement at the end of first quarter 2025 roundtable meeting held in Abuja, said Makinde retained the NSG “Most Loved and “Most Admired Governor in the country award, which he won in 2023.
Also Governor Eno of Akwa Ibom State, according to him, was voted as the “Most Inspiring Governor, 2024″.
He emerged topped in areas of “leadership stability, resilience, encouragement and inspiring of hope especially in the face of very trying situations.”
Audu said Makinde was voted as “the friendliest most accessible and most nationally recognised governor among Nigerians.”
He explained that the survey “focused on public perception rating of the 36 state governors in the country independently polled online from respondents drawn mainly from among youth enquiry clusters across Nigeria’s six geo-political zones.”
According to him, Makinde was voted as the most resourceful governor in Nigeria based on the Fasola Agribusiness Industrial Hub and key infrastructure projects, which boost local and international attention and investments with corresponding leap in business, job opportunities and economic growth in Oyo State.
He said the report showed that Eno scored the highest points on youth mentorship, coaching, networking, entrepreneurship, education support in addition to development projects delivery under his ARISE Agenda.
“Respondents acknowledged Governor Eno’s display of courage and resilience in his duties as state governor even while mourning the devastating death of his dearly beloved wife, Pastor Patience Umo Eno,” Audi stated.
He described the NSG as “an independent social media-based governance and leadership evaluation body focused on peer review and comparative study of leadership performance in Nigeria.”
Audu said that the rating was generally based on performance, legacy achievements, accessibility, friendliness and acceptance in home state, national recognition and profile, adding that the NSG will present the award to governors and other awardees at a later date.
