Midwest Herald Achievers' Awards 2024: Of Idols, Heroes and Role Models!

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By Editor

Amidst the trouble, amidst the selfism, amidst the socioeconomic dislocation, amidst the dissolution of political ideology and amidst the skyrocketed corruption in governance and larger space, it has and will always be apt to ask this question: ‘Why should we search for famous people that do things differently?’

These famous people we are scouting for, are not in anyway fictional characters or alien film stars. They are real men and women living amongst us. The Change Agents!

What sets them apart is their character and determination to become the change they long to see.

We can all excel and attain fame and enjoy the merits without sacrificing the procedural old ‘fashion’ ethical values. But are there still people really like that? Or these are extremely unattainable parameters in Nigeria’s present clime?

Our communities needed idols and heroes to give hope and succour, give assurances that are the nation’s problems can be surmounted!

To us in Midwest Herald, idols are deities, who are not only revered for their looks, their profusion and plenitude or voice, but their admirable work.

Midwest Herald Heroes are people we admire for their quality of character; actions that display courage, nobility and some fantastic achievements through measurable paths.

If we look discreetly, these Heroes and Idols, are all around us – pauthentic and fallible.

We are seeking people who are like ordinary Nigerians, but also worthy of respect as a result of their character, vision and industry.

A man or woman in our schools, colleges, families, communities…could be our role model. What sets them apart from others is their ethical values in the reality of a dysfunctional Nigeria.

Their actions and behaviour have real resonance for us, all the more because we can see them manage the struggles, while keeping their characters. We see their success and think: yes I can do that too if I try hard enough.

The 2024 Midwest Achievers Awardees must be seen to have normalised our differences. Who we are looking for are ‘Matinée ldols.’

Categories:

Governor of The Year. (Must have a Grassroots Appeal).
Business Incubator of The Year. (With demonstrable contribution to Key Development Human Indices).
Businessman of The Year. (Must have contributed solutions to Regional or National Socioeconomic Problems).
Politician of The Year. (Our ideal winner must have challenged the status quo and passed through travails and triumphantly breasted the victorious tape).
Senator of the Year. (The winner must have grassroots appeal and seen to have contributed to the promotion of his or her constituent).
Legislator of the The Year. (The Man or Woman must have demonstrated the ability to defend the rule of law and promote Separation of Power).
Civil Rights Defender of The Year. (Our winner should have been seen protesting against institutional vices —including corruption, injustice, discrimination and oppression).
Philanthropist of the Year. (Must have contributed to the general interest of the underprivileged persons and promoted their well-being.
Sportsman of The Year. (A consistent Sports Administrator or Athlete, with track records of successes—local or international.
Academic Excellence of The Year. (Must have demonstrated a revolutionary action in the education sector, either as administrator or inventor).
Minister of The Year. (The winner we are looking for must have promoted the image of Nigeria with reforms through agencies in his ministry.