The 2016 Pearl Awards ceremony was formally kick-started two days ago in Lagos, when the President of Pearl Awards Nigeria, Mr Tayo Orekoya, inaugurated the 2016 Central Working Committee with pomp and circumstance at the Awards Secretariat in Lagos.
The inauguration of the Central Working Committee is an official annual event which is designed to formally kick-start the series of activities geared towards the grand hosting of the Pearl Awards Nite, an event which celebrates winners on the Nigerian stock market annually. This year’s edition being particularly important, as it will be an immediate follow-up to the grand 20th anniversary celebration last year, of the hosting of the Pearl Awards in Nigeria.
Orekoya’s inauguration address reads in part:” I have the singular honour of welcoming you all to this event, the inauguration of the 2016 PEARL Awards Central Working Committee (CWC). Please permit me to start by expressing my appreciation to you all for responding to this call for a selfless service. We look forward to your dedication and commitment as we set out for the onerous task ahead.
“The Awards Nite has been taken to a standard that we cannot afford to lower in terms of organization, participation and structure. Therefore, the expectation is that this year’s awards must not only be outstanding, but must surpass the previous editions in all ramifications.
“Over the years we have built and sustained a legacy through the PEARL Awards and this is attest able to the high reputation and credibility which corporate Nigeria and other stakeholders have held it accountable for its impartiality and reliance on verifiable indices to determine its yearly awardees. The challenge for our Central Working Committee being inaugurated today is to ensure that through their efforts and commitment, the benchmark for world class events are met and surpassed.”
The membership of the inaugurated committee is made up of Mr. Toyin Fajana, the chairman, and 13 others.
Later, the committee members received their terms of reference and were subsequently organised into sub-committees with meeting schedules.