By Wisdom Nwedene, Awka
Media guru, IT expert and publisher of Nigeria’s favourite newspaper, 9News Nigeria, Mr Obinna Ejianya has been honoured as “Media Person Of The Year” at prestigious Anambra Man of the Year Award.
Anambra Man Of The Year Awards (AMTY) is an annual event in South East Nigeria that celebrates Nigerians for their outstanding achievements.
Speaking during the event, the organising committee ably led by Dr. Stephen Uchenna Ufoaroh an Engineer, immediate past chairman, ASUU UNIZIK lauded 9News Nigeria Publisher, Mr Obinna Ejianya for his commitment and strides in the media industry.
Presenting the award, Chief Ugochukwu Okeke (Enyioha), a 2021 Governorship aspirant under Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and also a PDP stakeholders in Anambra State appreciated Mr Ejianya for the kind of innovation he brought to bear on investigative journalism and his amazing reportage in the year 2022, especially in some Issues that concern Anambra State.
Receiving the Award on his behalf, 9News Nigeria team led by Wisdom Nwedene, Senior Editor and Senior Administrator – Enugu and Ebonyi State Bureau chief thanked the Organisers of the event for the award.
He noted that the Publisher, Mr Ejianya really tried to attend the event but couldn’t make it because of flight delay.
He maintained that 9News Nigeria will never backed down from Investigative journalism which the platform is known for since 2016 when it was established.
Other 9News Nigeria editors in attendance during the award include Pascal Nwankwo, South- East Bureau Chief, Anambra State Correspondent/Reporter and Promise Okongwu, 9News Nigeria Reporter.
Ejianya who is also the CEO of Nine Communications Nigeria Limited is an IT expert, a businessman of international repute and a philanthropist.
Mr Ejianya who lives in Australia, hails from Mgbakwu town in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra state where he received his early education. He completed his High School at the Community Secondary School, Mgbakwu, formerly known as Mgbakwu Boys High School.
Before travelling overseas to Singapore where he graduated in Information Technology, in 1994, Mr. Obinna Ejianya nicknamed, SMOG was the CEO of Sole Business Machines (SBM), one of the suppliers and distributors of IBM typewriters and other business machines. SBM was one of Nigeria’s first companies to sell and distribute Personal Computers (PCs) in the early 90s.
He also studied Community Development from Hammond University in Victoria, Australia, a qualification that opened the door for his passion for community development and services.
Obinna Ejianya has been heavily involved in human development services in Australia, Nigeria, other African countries and Asia. He supports young entrepreneurs to start and prosper, and also supports the education of young adults and youths in his community and beyond. He has donated educational facilities and infrastructures to his community and beyond.
Mr. Obinna Ejianya also supports widows and the less privileged survive the economic hardship prevalent in the country today.
In 2007, Mr. Obinna Sunday Ejianya went into partnership with Australian and Asian companies to form Global Success International SDN BHD, an International Business to Business (B2B) company that sourced goods and services for corporate bodies across the globe.
Some of the dignitaries who graced the AMTY Awards event include former Guber candidate in Anambra 2021 election Val Ozigbo, renowned actress and singer, Jennifer Eliogu, Rector, Federal Polytechnic Oko,Engr Dr. Francisca Unoma Nwafulugo, Former Vice chancellor, Hezekiah University and Former Resident Electoral Commissioner, Imo, Prof Emeka Ezeonu, National Chairman,African Democratic Congress, Ralphs Okey Nwosu, Real Estate Mogul, Dr Ned Okonkwo, Youth empowerment expert and, Renowned entrepreneur, Nonso Okpala, Former PDP presidential aspirant and respected igbo leader in the diaspora, Dr Nwachukwu Anakwenze, among other influential dignitaries.
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