Atiku Beats Jonathan, Buhari to Win the 2016 Authentic Man of the Year Award.

Lagos: The duo of former President Goodluck Jonathan and President Mohammadu Buhari has lost the 2016 Authuntic Man of the Year Award to Former Vice President, Atiku Abukakar.

In a mail to www.ndokwareporters.com, the organisers of the award, Authentic News Daily said that the results were got from the votes of responded.

According to the mail, Mr Atiku polled a vote of 54,063, Buhari, 32,892 and Jonathan, 31,347

Find bellow the comprehensive list of winners from other categories, as send by the organisers.

Winners of AUTHENTIC News Daily 2016 Awards emerge

After they were duly nominated and voted for via mail and SMS, winners of the prestigious annual AUTHENTIC News Daily Awards have emerged.

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar beat other keen contenders, ex President Goodluck Jonathan and President Muhammadu Buhari to the 2016 AUTHENTIC Man of the Year Awards.

Atiku polled 54,063 votes against 31,347 and 32,892 votes polled respectively by contenders.

For the Politician Of  The Year Award, Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki with 29, 675 votes beat fellow Senators, David Mark (25,987) a former Senate President and Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, former Kano State Governor, who polled 23,654 votes.

Nominees were published on  www.authenticnewsdaily.com and in November 2016 and interested voters supported their choice.

For full details of the winners:

1 AUTHENTIC MAN OF THE YEAR

1. Alhaji Atiku Abubakar 54,063 votes (Winner)
2. President Muhammadu Buhari 32,892 votes (first runner-up)

iii.              Goodluck Ebele Jonathan 31,347 (second runner-up)

2 AUTHENTIC POLITICIAN OF THE YEAR

1. Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki 29,675 votes (Winner)
2. Senator David Mark      25,987 votes   (first runner-up)

iii.              Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso 23,654 votes (second runner-up)

3 AUTHENTIC WOMAN OF THE YEAR

1. Senator Oluremi Tinubu
2. Mr. Ugonna Uzor-Kalu

iii.              Hadiza Bala Usman (Winner)

4 AUTHENTIC GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR

1. Darius Dickson Ishaku
2. Nasir el-Rufai

iii.              Nyesom Wike (Winner)

5 AUTHENTIC LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR

1. Senator Shehu Sani (Winner)
2. Senator Ben Murray-Bruce

iii.              Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara

6 AUTHENTIC BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR

1. Alhaji Sayyu Dantata
2. Dr. Innocent Ifediaso Chukwuma (Winner)

iii.              Chief Ifeanyi Ubah

7 AUTHENTIC MDA OF THE YEAR

1. Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) (Winner)
2. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)

iii.              Ministry of Information, Culture and National Orientation

8 AUTHENTIC BRAND OF THE YEAR

1. Innoson Motors
2. Dangote Flour

iii.              Star Lager Beer (Winner)

9 AUTHENTIC CORPORATE ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR

1. Dangote Group (Winner)
2. First Bank Nigeria Plc

iii.              Globacom Nigeria

10 AUTHENTIC NGO OF THE YEAR

1. Sardauna Memorial Foundation
2. Basketball For Peace (BB4P) (Winner)

iii.              T.Y. Danjuma Foundation

11 AUTHENTIC MILITARY OR PARAMILITARY OUTFIT OF THE YEAR

1. Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) (Winner)
2. Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)

iii.              Nigerian Army

12 AUTHENTIC SECONDARY SCHOOL OF THE YEAR

1. Nigeria Turkish International Colleges (Winner)
2. Loyola Jesuit

iii.              Federal Government Academy, Suleja

13 AUTHENTIC UNIVERSITY OF THE YEAR

1. AUN Yola
2. Covenant University (Winner)

iii.              Ado Bayero University, Kano

14 AUTHENTIC JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

1. Tesem Akende (TVC)
2. George Onmonya Daniel (News Issues Magazine)

iii.              Bode Gbadebo (LEADERSHIP) (Winner)

15 AUTHENTIC SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

1. Engineer Musa Nimrod (Winner)
2. Shehu Dikko

iii.              Kelechi Iheanacho

16 AUTHENTIC OPPOSITION FIGURE OF THE YEAR

1. Rivers State APC
2. Governor Ayodele Fayose (Winner)

iii.              Timi Frank

17 AUTHENTIC ENTERTAINMENT PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

1. Tekno
2. Husayn Zaguru (Winner)

iii.              Yemi Alade

 Signed Management