Pastor Paul Adefarasin honoured at Forbes Best of Africa Award
Senior pastor of House on the Rock church, Pastor Paul Adefarasin, alongside other African leading lights in business, politics, innovation, leadership and the economy were honoured and celebrated at the Forbes Best of Africa Award, which held at the Foreign Investment Network (FIN) Leadership and Philanthropy round table, Saturday 7th August, 2021.
The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, who was represented by the Minister of Trade and Investment Niyi Adebayo, delivered the goodwill message during the event.
Chairman of FIN Group, Mrs Olayinka Fayomi, delivered the welcome address while the keynote address was delivered by the Prelate and Metropolitan Senior Pastor of the House on the Rock Nigeria and Founder and President of The Rock Foundation, Pastor Paul Adefarasin.
The highlight of the event which has been described by analysts as one of the biggest and most prestigious in 2021, was the celebration of important personalities who have and continue to have significant influence on the business, political, leadership and economic landscape of Africa.
“The awards is coming after months of intense research and thorough verification exercise by FIN and FORBES and was presented by none other than Mr. Mark Furlong, President of Customs Solutions at Forbes,” a statement by Forbes reads.
According to FIN, other recipients include Mr. Sam Matekane, Kwame Bediako, Mr. Mahmood Ahmadu, Mr. Leo Stan Ekeh, Ms. Wendy Ackerman, Dr. Rajan Mahtani, Mr. Ken Sharpe and Claver Gatete.
The FIN – Forbes Best of Africa Award is usually given annually in connection with the Best of Africa event held in New York City around the United Nations General Award (UNGA) meetings to highlight business personalities with a record of creating and building great global businesses that have made far-reaching and positive contributions to the development of Africa.
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