By Chioma Umeha
Pharm. Ahmed Yakasai, President, Pharmaceutical
Society of Nigeria (PSN), has bagged three awards in recognition of his
numerous contributions to healthcare, public health development and capacity
building in pharmacy.
Yakasai received the three new awards within same
month.
The awards are ‘Kano Heroes Award on Public Health
Development’ and ‘Leadership Award’ which he received from the Destiny Channels
Broadcasts Network.
The next award he received is, ‘Fellow, West
African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists’ from the Kano branch of the West
African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists.
He also another award, ‘Icon of Pharmacy’ from the
Kano State chapter of the National Association of Industrial Pharmacists (NAIP).
The awards ceremony was held at Coronation Hall,
Kano State Government House on April 14, 2018.
Others who received awards on the occasion were
late Alhaji (Dr) Ado Bayero, Emir of Kano; late General Murtala Ramat Mohammed,
former Head of State; late Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule, Dan Masanin Kano; late
Mallam Aminu Kano and late Alhaji Audu Bako, former governor.
They also include late Alhaji Muhammadu Abubakar
Rimi, former Kano governor; Dr.
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, current Governor of Kano State; Alhaji Mohammed Badaru
Abubakar, Governor of Jigawa State, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, former Governor and
Sardaunan Kano.
Recall that Pharm. Yakasai had won several awards
in the past because of his sterling leadership qualities and service to the
nation in the pharmaceutical sector of the economy. One of the most recent
include the Award of Excellence at Dubai International Pharmaceuticals &
Technologies (DUPHAT) Conference & Exhibition 2017 in Dubai.
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