AGAMBIRE ADJUDGED GHANA'S TOP BUSINESSMAN

The Chairman of the AGAMS Group and CEO of Rlg Communications Limited, Mr Roland Agambire, has picked up an award in Nigeria for being ‘Ghana’s Leading Businessman of the Year’.

He picked up the award at the 16th City People Awards for Excellence, 2013 at the Balmoral Event Centre, Oregun in Lagos, last Sunday, March 31.

The awards ceremony, which is organised by Nigeria’s leading celebrity and lifestyle publication, City People, recognised individuals and corporate bodies who stood above their peers in 2012.

Mr Agambire’s award comes on the heels of the launch the $10bn Information Technology hub, the HOPE City, aimed at creating jobs for over 300 million youth in Africa.

In his acceptance speech, Mr Agambire said it was time for Africans to think big and do big things, adding that Rlg Communications Limited remained focused on turning Ghana and Africa into a knowledge society and active player in the global economy.

“One thing we in Rlg believe in is the youth. I believe the youth are our future and currently we train and employ thousands of young men and women not only in Ghana but also Nigeria. I believe most of them will be assembling and fixing your Rlg phones and devices right here in Nigeria,” he said.

Mr Agambire’s Rlg Institute of Technology has already trained over 50,000 youth and persons with disability across Ghana.

The company currently has operational presence in The Gambia, Nigeria, China and Dubai.
Mr Agambire has won several awards and is the reigning Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) Marketing Man of the Year.

The CIMG also adjudged Rlg phones as Product of the Year 2011, while the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre’s (GIPC’s) latest Ghana Club 100 listing also ranked Rlg as the Second Best Company in Ghana, in addition to being the Fastest Growing Company, the Leader in Ghana's ICT Sector and the Best Entrant into the Club