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The Etsu Nupe, Chairman Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, HRH Yahaya Abubakar, has been confirmed as the Guest Speaker at the Commonwealth Africa Forum, which will hold in New York and Canada.
This came after recommendations by the Commonwealth Business Women Network Nigeria led by the Chairperson, Afoma Clara Adigwe whose group was appointed the focal point for the Nigerian royal leaders.
The monarch, who is also Chairman Coordinating Committee of National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria, will bag an award of excellence for his outstanding contributions towards Agriculture and Food Security in Africa at the event by Commonwealth Africa Initiative (CAI) holding in Toronto from October 9-12 and will speak on the theme, Africa Open for Business.
Abubakar will also discuss the mutually reinforcing linkages between sustaining peace and prosperity in Africa and the 2030 agenda at the Africa Forum in New York, which is aimed at bringing together Africa and North American business leaders.
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