All is set for this year’s African Custodian Awards slated for October twenty-seven at NECA HOUSE Event Centre by Africa Shrine, plot A2 Hakeem Balogun street, central business district, Alausa, Ikeja-Lagos – West Africa.

According to Publisher, Editor-in-chief, Tony Okpe, the African Custodian Awards is instituted to recognize and appreciate deserving individuals, corporate entities and professional institutions that have made remarkable impact by shaping Africa.

Okpe, who is also Chief Executive Officer, Tony Okpe Communications, a Media Group that has the following publications in its stable – AFRICA CUSTODIAN MAGAZINE, NATIONAL CRIMEWATCH MAGAZINE, LAGOSWATCH MAGAZINE AND KIDDIESWATCH MAGAZINE, said the Award was the brainchild of Tony Okpe Communications. Publisher of African Custodian Magazine and africancustodiannews.com.

He said African Custodian Magazine was also celebrating six years of projecting the continent of Africa to the world in positive light, as one of the cardinal objective, the African Custodian Awards was the most prestigious and certified annual awards ceremony design to celebrate Institutions and Individuals that have change the narrative of the continent of Africa towards global competitiveness whose exemplary Leadership quality has help to advance the development of Africa in their respective engagement and has impacted positively on their operational environment.

According to Okpe, the award was expected to bring together the crème de la crème across Africa and offering a unique platform for social and corporate networking as well as a fertile ground for corporate and product branding.

He said the theme of this year award was CELEBRATING ICONS OF AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT expected to be delivered by the following guest Speakers: Paul Kegame, president of the republic of Rwanda, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, the vice president, Aliko Dangote, chairman Dangote group, Tony Elumelu, chairman UBA plc, Julius Malema, president. EFF – South Africa and host of other speakers drawn from various areas of human endeavors.

Meanwhile, top entrepreneurs and leading players in Corporate sectors like real estate, banking, hospitality, insurance, PR, Advertising& Marketing Communications, education, lottery, sports, tourism, Media, entertainment and Fashion will be celebrated and honored at the event.

In the same vein number of community friendly top politicians and top clergymen will also be celebrated and honored for their contributions in shaping Africa.