Lagos State government on Friday said that this year’s edition of Bola Tinubu Colloquium will examine emerging global development issues and the importance of good governance for Nigeria to be an influential and respected member of the international community.
The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, who is also the Chairman, Media and Publicity Sub-committee, of the Colloquium, which is in its 13th edition, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen, saying that the event would be presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari as Chairman, while the Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is the chief host.
He said former Vice-Chancellor of University of Ibadan (UI), Prof. Olufemi Bamiro, is the keynote speaker, at the event which is holding on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, saying that the University don is expected to engage the central theme, “Pivoting Nigeria into the New World Order: Imperatives of Good Governance.”
Omotoso said the Colloquium will also feature a panel session where some of Nigeria’s leading technology entrepreneurs will discuss, “Technology, Entrepreneurship and the future of work.”
According to him, the panel discussion to be moderated by Tomilayo Akanni-Aluko will have Bosun Tijani, Chief Executive Officer of Co-Creation Hub, as the Lead Discussant.
“Other panellists include: Samson Ogbole, Managing Director, Soilless Farms; Temie Giwa-Tubosun, Group Chief Executive, Life Bank; Kikelomo Fola-Ogunniya, Co-founder, Jand2Gidi and Lot Madaki, Chief Executive Officer, Madaki Shoes,” the commissioner said.
Speaking on the theme of the Colloquium and the planning, Mr Omotoso described that Asiwaju Tinubu, the man in whose honour the annual event is being organized, as an extra-ordinary statesman who had committed himself to make Nigeria one of the most prosperous nations.
“The theme speaks to the person and values of Asiwaju Tinubu. To celebrate his 70th birthday, this year’s colloquium theme is most appropriate.
“We are talking about an outstanding public servant, who is an advocate of good governance in Nigeria and Africa. He demonstrated this as governor of Lagos in 8years where he laid the solid foundation for the progress and prosperity of Lagos State that we all talk about today,” Omotoso said.
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