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There is so much of excitement in the air, with two days to the 2017 edition of Nigerian Post Newspaper Annual Democracy Day Lecture and Awards.
The Nigerian Post Newspaper Democracy Day lecture provides a platform for stakeholders to reflect on prospects and challenges of the nation’s democracy since 1999, which many believe has remained a work in progress, with more work needed to be done.
This year’s event by will focus on ‘Accountability and Transparency; Key Factors in a Democracy’. Idris Asiru, Kogi State Commissioner for Finance and Mr Tope Joel of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja will present papers at the event. The presentations are expected to be incisive and spark up intellectual discourse among participants.
At the end of the lectures, a communique would be made and handed over to the concerned stakeholders on measures needed to strengthen the nations democracy, thus providing the needed democracy dividends to the people, using Kogi State as a case study.
A team of political scientists will serve as rapporteur at the lecture while visiting experts from the University of Nigeria Nssuka are expected to make indepth analysis leading to indicators to ascertain the growth the nations democracy has recorded and areas that needs improvement.
This year’s public lecture will hold at the Children Amusement Park Conference Hall, Lokoja on Thursday, 25 May, 2017 at 10am.
Governor Yahaya Bello is expected as the Special Guest of Honor at the occasion, while Dr John Alabi, National Chairman, Institute of Classic Entrepreneurs, will serve as the Chairman of the occasion.
HRM, Alhaji Mohammed Kabir Maikarfi 111, the Maigari of Lokoja and Alhaji Mohammed Abdulrahman, Madaki of Wa’ari, Ganaja Village, will be the Royal Fathers of the day.
The governors of the North Central States where the Nigerian Post Newspapers circulates will have their representation at the occasion.
Hajia Rashida Bello, wife of the Executive Governor of Kogi State, will be honored as the Nigerian Post Newspaper Woman of the Year at the event. The honor is in recognition of the first lady’s role in girl child education, women empowerment and her rural health care initiative described as superlative across the North Central States of Nigeria.
Also, Engr Abubakar Ohere, Special Adviser, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, wins the Nigerian Post Newspaper Man of the Year. The award is in recognition of his efforts at ensuring accountability and transparency in the third tier of government.
The Chief of Staff to Kogi State Government, Chief Edward Onoja, was nominated for the Nigerian Post Newspaper Icon of Democracy award.
The Icon of Democracy award is usually given to those who have helped nurture and stabilize democracy and good governance in the state.
The nomination of Chief Edward Onoja followed his support to the Governor Yahaya Bello’s administration, and his efforts at making youths gainfully empowered and appointed, like has never been witnessed in the state.
In the category of business and entrepreneurship, BN Ceramics, Ajaokuta and God First Bakery, Lokoja, will be honored at the event that usually bring together intellectuals, to discuss how the nation and state’s democracy has fared.
Others to be honored in the thirteenth edition of the award series are the Commissioner for Rural Development, Enema Paul as well as the Special Adviser to the governor on Youths and Sports Development, Comrade M. D. Eseyin.
Those to be honored among the council Administrators are those of Ofu, Yagba East, Idah and Kabba LGAs. Others to also earn the Outstanding Administrators’ Award are those of Dekina, Okene, Ogori Magongo, Bassa, Ajaokuta and that of Ankpa LGAs.
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