Obasanjo, Jonathan, Akume, others to grace Anyanwu’s book launch
28 November 2024 |
2:54 am
All is now set for the public presentation of Senator Chris Anyanwu’s autobiography, titled: ‘Bold Leap.’ The event, billed to be held at the National Universities Commission (NUC) main auditorium in Abuja on Monday, December 2, 2024, will be chaired by former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
All is now set for the public presentation of Senator Chris Anyanwu’s autobiography, titled: ‘Bold Leap.’ The event, billed to be held at the National Universities Commission (NUC) main auditorium in Abuja on Monday, December 2, 2024, will be chaired by former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Several other high-profile Nigerians, including former President Goodluck Jonathan, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume; Senators Anyim Pius Anyim and David Mark, former Presidents of the Senate, and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, have confirmed their attendance.
The event will be hosted by Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, while his Abia State counterpart, Dr. Alex Otti, will be co-host. The book will be reviewed by former presidential media adviser and chairman of the Editorial Board of Thisday Newspaper, Segun Adeniyi, with Sir Emeka Offor as the chief presenter.
The highlight of the event will be a panel discussion on the theme, ‘How do we fix Nigeria: System, Structure, Institutions or Leadership?’ The discussion, which will be moderated by a distinguished fellow at the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Prof. Udenta O. Udenta, will have Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed; former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi; former Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, and an environmentalist and human rights activist, Annkio Briggs, as panellists.
Chairman of the planning committee, Charles Anyiam-Osigwe, in a statement, yesterday, said that the event will go beyond mere book presentation, assuring that it will afford Nigerians another opportunity to address the lingering ‘National Question.’
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