Jumbo Victor Nengi, a final year Pharmacy student of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) has won the keenly contested PANSite Award, having polled a total of 5291 votes from the online poll, which ended Friday.
Nengi clinched the trophy to defeat other contestants of Chimezie Bede Diala (UNIUYO) with 4932 votes; Uchenna Prudentus Illo (UNILAG) with 829 votes; and Oluwatobi Emmanuel Adebisi (FUOYE ) with 93 votes.
It is interesting to state that this is the second time the PANSite Award will be going to UNIUYO, as Jennifer Ekuma emerged the 2022 winner of the competition.
In his congratulatory message to the winner, the Publisher of Pharmanews, Pharm.(Sir) Ifeanyi Atueyi, applauded his resilience and courage in pulling through, in spite of the intensity of the competition.
Sir Atueyi also encouraged other candidates who could not make it this time to continue advancing the course of public health in their various domains, with the hope of emerging winners in the future.
He noted that the winner will be intimated with the Award presentation information in due course.Winners from the five previous editions were: Yusuf Hassan Wada, a 21-year– old Pharmacy student of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto; Izukanne Emembolu, from Nnamdi Azikwe University; Martin Chukwunonso Nwofia, student of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu University (COOU); Jennifer Ekuma, a final year student from University of Uyo (UNIUYO); and Ahmed Olasunkanmi Ajilaran, a 400 level Pharmacy student, from the University of Lagos (UNILAG).
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