The third edition of The Nigeria Symposium for Young and Emerging Leaders hosted by The Future Project, in partnership with the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and Y!/YNaija.com, is set to feature policy shapers in Nigeria such as Peter Obi, Rotimi Amaechi, Donald Duke, Femi Fani-Kayode, among others. The event will hold on 30 May, 2017 at TerraKulture, Lagos.
The
Symposium will bring together leaders in politics, business, advocacy,
media, and more – to engage and discuss the theme ‘Open governance:
Improving transparency
and accountability in government’.
“YNaija, through YMonitor (http://monitor.ynaija.com)
– its accountability and governance portal – continues to perform its
strategic role as media watchdog through
which citizens keep tab on projects and activities of government with a
view to building democratic institutions and strengthening the levers
of governance at all levels,” said Isime Esene, Managing Editor of
Y!/YNaija.com. “The Symposium will provide young
leaders a platform to crystallize ideas and proffer solutions to issues
of leadership facing the country.”
Bukonla
Adebakin, the Chief Operating Officer of The Future Project, urged
participants to drive robust engagement and further the course of young
people across
Nigeria.
“We
are excited by the sheer quality of discussants lined-up to speak at
the event,” Adebakin said. “There is no better time than now to take on
the theme of the
Symposium which focuses on the crucial leadership and development
imperative of open governance. It is only through adopting globally
accepted democratic values such as this that we can truly succeed in
building active and empowered citizens,” she added.
Speakers
at the symposium include Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra; Rotimi
Amaechi, minister of transportation; Donald Duke, former governor of
Cross River;
Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation; and Hon. Adbulmumin
Jibrin, member of the House of Representative.
Others
are Deji Adeyanju, former PDP social media director; Demola Olarewaju,
political strategist/analyst; Japheth Omojuwa, founder and chief
strategist, Alpha
Reach; Seun Onigbinde, co-founder, BudgIT; Yemi Adamolekun, executive
director, EiE Nigeria; Seun Okinbaloye, political correspondent,
Channels TV; and Dayo Israel, a youth advocate.
Speakers
who have headlined the Symposium include Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,
former minister of finance; Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of
education; and Mallam
Bolaji Abdullahi, former minister of youth and development.
Registration is compulsory. Click here: tfp-symposium.eventbrite
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