OGMA Opens Nominations For Adeleke Administration’s First-Term Governance Merit Awards

The Osun Governance Merit Awards (OGMA) has announced the 2026 Imole First-Term Governance Merit Awards to recognise outstanding contributions of government appointees to the achievements of Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration between 2022 and 2026.

The organisers, in a statement announcing the initiative, said the awards were designed to celebrate public officials whose performance, dedication and commitment had contributed significantly to the implementation of government policies and programmes during the administration’s first term.

The statement was jointly issued by Comrade Waheed Lawal, Bhadmus Halemah Temitayo and Ebenezer Olusegun Ige on behalf of the Osun Governance Merit Awards, and it was made available to CityMirrorNews, in Osogbo, Osun State

With the theme, “Recognition of Outstanding Performance and Contributions to the Success of the Adeleke Administration, 2022–2026,” the initiative is also aimed at promoting excellence, accountability, professionalism and people-centred governance in Osun State.

OGMA consequently called on members of the public, civil society organisations, professional associations, community groups, media organisations and other stakeholders to nominate government officials considered deserving of recognition.

The awards will feature six categories, including the Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Success of the Adeleke Administration, 2022–2026.

Other categories are Most Impactful Government Official Award in Governance, Administration, Finance and Institutional Reforms; Education, Healthcare, Agriculture and Food Security; and Infrastructure, Environment, Water and Energy.

The remaining categories are Most Impactful Government Official Award in Women, Youth Empowerment and Sports, as well as Information, Communication and Public Engagement.

According to the organisers, the categories are structured to assess contributions across critical sectors of governance, including public sector reforms, revenue mobilisation, security, education, healthcare, agriculture, infrastructure development, environmental protection, youth empowerment, social welfare, culture, tourism and public communication.

The nomination exercise, which opened on Sunday, November 8, 2026, will close on Saturday, November 20, 2026.

OGMA urged nominators to provide specific achievements, projects, policies, reforms and measurable contributions made by their nominees within the 2022–2026 period, stressing that supporting evidence and credible references would strengthen submissions.

It added that all nominations would undergo screening, evidence verification and assessment by an Awards Assessment Committee to ensure fairness, credibility and transparency in the selection process.

The organisers encouraged residents and other stakeholders to participate in the exercise, saying it would provide an opportunity to identify and celebrate public officials whose efforts had made meaningful contributions to the development of Osun State.