Award & Laureates

The Legacy

Prof. Wole Soyinka Award for Youth Leadership

The Prof. Wole Soyinka Award for Youth Leadership remains an important part of the legacy now preserved within the Le Bon Prize. Created to honour young people whose leadership, vision, and service made a meaningful impact, the award holds a respected place in the Foundation’s recognition history.

Prof. Wole Soyinka Award for Youth Leadership presentation. From left: Dr. Olu Ajayi, representative of award winner Mohammed Sabo Keana, former Minister of Works, Babatunde Fasola SAN, Prof Wole Soyinka, Blessed C. Orji, Chief Emeka Anyokwu (former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth) and Ayovuata Courage Uyoyou.

Legacy

The Prof. Wole Soyinka Award for Youth Leadership represents a valuable chapter in the broader story of excellence, leadership, and public impact. Its values continue to align with the mission of the Le Bon Prize, which recognises outstanding contribution and service to humanity.

Transition

The Prof. Wole Soyinka Award for Youth Leadership will no longer continue as a separate standalone award. This transition does not create a new category under the Le Bon Prize. Instead, it formally preserves the award’s history within a stronger and more unified institutional platform.

Honourees

Previous recipients of the Prof. Wole Soyinka Award for Youth Leadership will continue to be recognised within the Le Bon Prize Award platform. Their achievements and contributions will remain visible as part of the award’s lasting legacy and the Foundation’s evolving story.

Blessed-Chinatu C. Orji

Mohammed Sabo Keana

Ayovuata Courage Uyoyou

Continuity

By subsuming the Prof. Wole Soyinka Award for Youth Leadership into the Le Bon Prize, the Foundation preserves an important recognition tradition while strengthening clarity, continuity, and long-term visibility. This approach honours the past while supporting a more coherent future for the Prize.