Ann-kio Briggs, Muoboghare, 2 Others To Be Guests Discussants at DOPF Annual Lecture in October
ASABA/Nigeria: The Delta Online Publishers Forum, DOPF, had announced, Ann-kio Briggs, the Delta State Honourable Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof. Patrick Muoboghare, the former Provost, Federal College of Education (Technical) Asaba, Dr. Nwanze Ignatius Ezuem and Chief Comrade Sheriff Mulade of the Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice, CEPEJ to be discussants at the forum 2021 Annual Lecture, holding in Asaba, the Delta State Capital on October 21, 2021 at Orchid Hotel
The event, with the Theme, ‘Niger Delta Economy; Building A new Face for the Region”, will be Delivered by the immediate past Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, according to a Statement signed by the Chairman of the Conference Planning Committee, Deacon Chijioke Williams Ugbolue and Mr. Miracle Enuji the Secretary.
According to the committee, the panel of discussants were well selected because of their interests in the development of the region, and vast knowledge and experience in Niger Delta affairs.
It stated that the topic for the 2021 lecture was carefully selected as a result of a resumed call for restricting in the country, asking some pertinent questions that to the expected development of the region.
“This year’s topic was carefully chosen, after much deliberation, especially with the resumed call and agitation for a better deal for the people of the Niger Delta, even with the general call for restructuring and devolution of powers in the country.
“How can a better deal be achieved for the people of the Niger Delta? How can their economy be improved? How can there be sustained peace and security in the Niger Delta? How can restiveness and agitations be replaced with peace and satisfaction in the region that is critical to the economic survival of Nigeria?
“These and many other issues, are what the lecture will address,” the Conference Committee affirmed.
They further revealed that a panel of experienced personalities in governance, Niger Delta Struggle, Security, Peace, Oil and Gas, the Academia as well as the Environment, has been constituted and scheduled to discuss the theme of the Conference at the lecture.
