OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO
Five eminent personalities have been selected as panel of discussants for this year’s Delta Online Publishers Forum’s Third Annual Convention/Lecture
According to a statement signed by Dcn. Chijioke Williams Ugbolue and Mr. Miracle Enuji, Chairman and Secretary respectively of the Convention Planning Committee, the panelists will be discussing on the theme of the Convention; “Niger Delta Economy: Building A New Face For The Region”.
The Committee disclosed the lecture which is the Forum’s third lecture in their annual lecture series will hold on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at the Banquet hall of the prestigious Orchid Hotels and Conference Centre, Asaba, Delta State, beginning from 11am with the immediate past Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Udughan as the Distinguished Guest Speaker.
Those slated for the panel discussion include; a renowned Niger Delta activist, Annkio Briggs, Delta State Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof. Patrick Muoboghare, former Provost, Federal College of Education (Technical) Asaba, Dr. Nwanze Ignatius Ezuem, founder of the Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice, CEPEJ, Chief Comrade Sheriff Mulade and Ms Faith Nwadishi, the Founder/Executive Director of Koyenum Immallah Foundation, a Non-governmental Organization based in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria that champions the cause of extractives affected communities, women and youth.
The Committee further revealed that the discussants were carefully selected because of their experience in governance, the Niger Delta struggle, security, peace, oil and gas, the academia as well as the environment.
According to the organizers of the Convention, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has given his firm commitment to attend the event which will be Chaired by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumeluas the Special Guest of Honour with the Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege attending as the Guest of Honour.
The Administrator/Chief Executive Officer of Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC), Mr. Effiong Akwa will be leading top officials of the Commission to X-lay the Interventionist Agency’s efforts and position in building a new face for the economy of the Niger Delta Region.
Invited Guests which include critical stakeholders and representatives of ethnic nationalities in the Niger Delta region, organized youth and women groups in the region, Nigerian Union of Journalists, Non Governmental Organizations, Civil Society Organizations, Nigerian Labour Congress, representatives of State Governments in the Niger Delta region as well as the general public are expected to be seated by 10:30 am.
The Oganisers also stated that the event will be streamed live for online guests who cannot make it to the physical venue in Asaba and will have the opportunity of joining the event via Zoom with the attached link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85226697223?pwd=a0pJaWszZU9CTCt1QlBrdmpEMDVOdz09. Meeting ID: 852 2669 7223, Passcode: 163868, Time: Oct 21, 2021 11:00 AM Greenwich Mean Time
