Governor of Nasarawa State, Alhaji Aliyu Akwe Doma, has been chosen to receive an international award by the United Nations Organisation in recognition of his “Directional Leadership and Good Governance” in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

A letter to the governor, dated May 21, 2008 and signed by Ms. Claire Jackson of the MDGs International Conference Committee, London, showed that Doma, along with co-recipients drawn from Nigeria and across Africa, will be formally presented with the international award today, July 25, in London.