Organisers Nominate Oyo Speaker, Akala, Dotun Sanusi, Others For 2026 Awards

Oyo State Man of the Year Award (OYSMAYA) organisers have nominated the speaker of the state’s House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adebowale Ogundoyin, a member of the Federal House of Representatives, Olomijuwonlo Alao Akala, Jubril Dotun Sanusi, Bamidele Samson of BOVAS Group and Chief Olanipekun Onifade for the maiden edition of the 2026 OYSMAYA award.

The chief coordinating officer of OYSMAYA, Dr Aderemi Ifaolepin Aderemi, in a statement yesterday in Ibadan, said the awards were conceptualised and designed as a credible way of celebrating and paying tribute to excellence as well as bringing about a platform to identify, recognise and project to the world, genuine role models who have done so well for humanity and the growth of democracy in Oyo State.

He explained that an awardee would be selected through a participatory voting process to determine the winner among five distinguished nominees via short message service (sms) within a period of seven days.

“Oyo State Man of the Year Award (OYSMAYA) was conceptualised, organised, and objectively designed as a credible programme of celebrating and paying tribute to excellence, and also created in essence as an award platform to identify, recognise, and project genuine role models in the Pacesetter State.

“An Awardee shall emerge through a very credible participatory voting process of deciding the eventual Winner (among the Five distinguished Nominees), which shall be conducted through Short Message Service (SMS) for a period of seven days (Monday, 13th to Sunday, 19th of April, 2026) by texting AWARD followed by the name of the preferred choice. Participation shall be open to Oyo State residents in particular and to the general public worldwide.

“The results, reports and winner shall be announced and published thereafter, while the announcement and publication of the details of the elaborate and grandiose Conferment Ceremony will follow shortly. This project shall be effectively promoted through media appearances, mass media hype, and newspaper advertisements.

“The Nominees for the Maiden Edition of the enviable Award are: Rt. Hon. Adebowale Edward Ogundoyin, Honourable Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Olamijuwonlo Ayodeji Alao-Akala, Member, House of Representatives, Ogbomoso North, South and Oríire Federal Constituency and Chief (Engr) Jubril Dotun Sanusi, Bada Olubadan/CEO, Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resort.

“Others are Arch. Bamidele O. Samson (JP), Chairman, BOVAS Group and Chief Olanipekun K. Onifade, Asiwaju Awo Oyo/CEO, Onis Global Concept,” Aderemi stated.