Dialogue to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2014 National Confab holds in Lagos
On Monday, March 18, prominent figures from Nigeria’s past and present will convene in Lagos for a National Dialogue to mark the tenth anniversary of the 2014 National Confab, which was held in memory of the late Professor Ben Nwabueze, SAN.
According to a press release issued by The Patriots’ organisers yesterday, the event’s purpose is to set the agenda for the federal government’s constitutional review process.
The following former heads of state and presidents of Nigeria are the most honoured to attend the event, which will be held at the NIIA Victoria Island in Lagos with the theme “Lawful Procedures for Actualizing a People’s Constitution for Nigeria”: Yakubu Gowon, Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan, Abdulsalami Abubakar, and Emeka Anyaoku, Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, Former Chief of Army Staff, TY Danjuma, Chairman of the Northern Elders’ Forum, Ango Abdullahi, Leader of the Niger Delta, Edwin Clark, Former Chief of Defence Staff, Alani Akinriade, Northern Elder, Tanko Yakassai, Leader of Afenifere, Ayo Adebanjo, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Speaker Of House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, Serving and Former Governors and Legislators, Eminent Northern and Southern Leaders, among others.
Below is full statement signed by Prof Anthony Kila for Patriots Organising Committee:
PRESS STATEMENT
Saturday, 16th March, 2024
Yakubu Gowon, Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan, Emeka Anyaoku, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Wole Soyinka, TY Danjuma, Ango Abdullahi, Edwin Clark, Alani Akinriade, Tanko Yakassai, Ayo Adebanjo, Senate President, Speaker, Eminent Northern and Southern Leaders, Others slated to address Constitutional Dialogue on the Future of Nigeria in Lagos on Monday
…. National Dialogue Holds To Commemorate 10 Years Anniversary of the 2014 National Confab in Honour of Ben Nwabueze
…..To Set Agenda For Constitution Review Process of the Federal Government
Eminent Nigerians, including Former Heads of State and Presidents of Nigeria, Yakubu Gowon, Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Former Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations, Emeka Anyaoku, Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, Former Chief of Army Staff, TY Danjuma, Chairman of the Northern Elders’ Forum, Ango Abdullahi, Leader of the Niger Delta, Edwin Clark, Former Chief of Defence Staff, Alani Akinriade, Northern Elder, Tanko Yakassai, Leader of Afenifere, Ayo Adebanjo, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Speaker Of House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, Serving and Former Governors and Legislators, Eminent Northern and Southern Leaders among other leaders of thought in Nigeria are now set to address the constitutional dialogue on the future of Nigeria holding on Monday at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs NIIA, Lagos
Announcing the Agenda of the constitutional dialogue, on behalf of the organisers at the weekend, the Chairman of the Patriots, a group of eminent leaders of thought in Nigeria, and Former Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations, Chief Emeka Anyaoku said the dialogue is designed to help build national consensus, especially among the Nigerian elite on the constitutional future of Nigeria, particularly on how to make Nigeria work for all its diverse peoples and citizens.
In a major National Broadcast, the foremost international diplomat and Chair of the Eminent Leaders of Thought Group known as the Patriots announced that the National Dialogue, which is aimed at mobilising Nigerians towards breaking the barriers against the cohesion and good governance of the country, will hold in Honour of Late Prof Ben Nwabueze SAN, a foremost Champion and Protagonist for the convocation of the 2014 National Confab inaugurated 10 Years ago on 17th March, 2014 by President Goodluck Jonathan and whose body was laid to rest last month in his home town in Atani, Anambra State.
The historic National Meeting is also expected to set a formidable citizens’ agenda for the ongoing constitution review process of the Federal Government initiated by the National Assembly towards the popular reconfiguration, cohesion, stability and prosperity of Nigeria through a constructive advocacy for new democratic people’s constitution to replace the subsisting military decree No 24 of 1999 in force in Nigeria as1999 Constitution of Nigeria (as amended)
Other eminent stakeholders slated to participate and speak at the National Summit under the Theme: Lawful Procedures for Actualising a People’s Constitution For Nigeria are Keynote Speakers, Discussants, The Presidency, Former Presidents, Former Vice Presidents, Serving and Former Governors, Leadership of the Senate and House of Reps, Traditional Rulers, Eminent National Leaders of Thought, Scholars, Members of the Judiciary, Captains of the Private Sector, Leaders of Organised Civil Society and Labour, among other Nigerians
Signed:
Prof Anthony Kila
For: Patriots Organising Committee
Saturday, 16th March, 2024
