Osinbajo, others expected as NGE conference begins Thursday

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the National Security Adviser, Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd.); former Minister of Information and Culture, Chief Nnia Nwodo, and the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, have been scheduled to lead the discussions at the 18th All Nigeria Editors Conference to start on Thursday.

The Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has been scheduled to be the Guest of Honour at the three-day conference which will be held in Owerri, while a former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President of Nigeria, Dr Reuben Abati, would deliver the keynote address, with the theme, ‘2023: Political landscape, credible elections and the role of editors.’

This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, Mustapha Isah, and his General Secretary, lyobosa Uwugiaren, adding that the first woman professor of Mass Communication in Africa and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Paul University, Awka, Prof Stella Okunna, will chair the opening ceremony.

The statement read, “Besides the opening session, the conference would have three others; the second session for the day one of the conferences has a paper titled, Mobilising citizens for Sustainable Democracy In Nigeria, to be presented by the former Minister of Information and Culture, Chief Nwodo.

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“The morning session of the Day two, Friday, November 11, would have the National Security Adviser, Gen. Monguno presenting a paper, ‘2023 General election and security: What editors need to know.’ The afternoon second session with the theme, ‘Preparation for 2023 general election: How far, how well,’ will be delivered by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Yakubu.

“The third session (executive session) will feature invited state governors, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kolo Kyari and other chief executive officers from both private and public sectors. ’’

Meanwhile, the Imo State government, who spoke through the state Commissioner of Information, Declan Mbadiwe, said, “We know that the editors will have a good conference because our state is hospitable and a good location for conferences.”