2025 AINPN Week: Dr. Seinde Fadeni To Be conferred with Ondo State Man of the Year Dec 19
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officers of the GMT Energy Resources Ltd, Dr Seinde Oladapo Fadeni would be conferred with Ondo State Man of the Year 2025 by the Association of Independent Newspaper Publishers of Nigeria (AINPN), Ondo State Council.
Ondo State Man of the Year is the highest award the association confer on outstanding son of Ondo State who are making the state proud.
The 2025 AINPN Week is scheduled to take place on Friday, 19th December 2025, at the NMA Event Center, Alagbaka, Akure.
This year’s theme, “The Rise of One-Party Dominance: Implications for Democracy and the 2027 General Election,” sets the tone for a gathering of leading voices in politics, business, academia, faith, and civil society. The prestigious event aims to honour individuals who have demonstrated excellence, integrity, and transformative impact in their various fields.
According to the Planning Committee, Dr Fadeni, a Philanthropist and Business magnate was carefully selected for the highest honour of the association based on his dedication, consistent, hard work, reliability to the economic setting of Ondo State and South West Nigeria, mostly on his community and humanitarian services to the less privileged across board.
Dr Fadeni humanitarian services in education, healthcare, community development, religion among others kind-hearted services caught the attention of the press which led to his nomination among several eminent sons of the state.
This year’s AINPN Week will also feature an array of distinguished awardees, further underscoring the calibre and credibility of the event. Among them are Hon Timehin Adelegbe, Member House of Representatives, Dr. (Mrs.) Damilola Oshin, Founder of Mummy’s Place; Comrade Bola Taiwo, Special Adviser to the Governor of Ondo State on Union Matters; Comrade Ademola Odudu, NURTW State Chairman.
Also on the list are a renowned philanthropist and politician, Hon. Balarabe Abiodun Akinwumi; Dr. Niyi Ijogun, Global President of Oyemekun Grammar School Old Students Association; and Olori Abimbola Aladetoyinbo, the esteemed Eyesorun of Akure Kingdom. These outstanding personalities will be honoured for their contributions to education, governance, community development, leadership, and societal advancement.
The 2025 AINPN Lecture and Award promises to be a day of reflection, recognition, and inspiration—an occasion where national discourse meets celebration of service.