International Guardian, Houston – TX –
The Centre for Leadership and Excellence in partnership with Democracy Vanguard International are joining a list of other civil society organizations worldwide to address development and progress in Nigeria under the current regime of President Muhammadu Buhari. The event will be held 24 and 25 of May, 2016, at the Hampton Inn and Suites, Chicago Downtown.
President Buhari’s one year in office has been generating so much controversies in the social media circle. Critics are bashing the regime for a sluggish start and a lack of progress in fulfilling its campaign promises. Buhari’s backers differ, giving his regime a pass mark at specific dire areas of national development. The two-day town hall meeting is expected to bring together, Nigerians at home, Nigerian associations, professional groups, cultural and ethnic organizations, and Nigerian in the Diaspora for a conference focusing on critical areas of the nation.
According to Rev. Austin Emeka Nnorom, the Executive Director of the Centre for Leadership and Excellence, “we might be looking at areas such as Nigeria’s security, the economy, power, and rule of law within the past year of the President Mohammed Buhari.”
Centre for Leadership and Excellence is a non-governmental entity promoting the appropriate framework for creating excellence in governance. Over the years, the group has facilitated global political forums, research workshops, and conferences to address issues of Nigeria’s governance. In a similar vein, the Democracy Vanguard International has excelled over the years in coordinating strategies to seek responsible governance in Nigeria.
The Chicago town hall meeting is meant to be interactive, with Prof Okey Ndibe and Dr. Anthony Ogbo, joining a list of other speakers to facilitate a concrete discussions on the current Nigeria’s situation, and how to move the country forward. Philip Oshiokpekhai Orbih, the International Program Director of Democracy Vanguard International said that such a forum is needed to usefully engage great minds in seeking solutions to prevailing national issues. “The issues about our dear country is no longer a PDP -APC partisan issues; you can see that there are major problems, and the earlier we address them the better,” Oshiokpekhai Orbih said.
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