by Dr. Tunde Oseni
Being a Communique of The Obafemi Awolowo Foundation Executive Leadership Seminar On The National Conference held at the foundation’s office, Lagos, on October 7, 2013.
Preamble
The Obafemi Awolowo Foundation mounted an Executive Leadership Seminar on the theme: ‘The National Conference: Roadmap to Nigeria’s Stability?’
Held at the Foundation’s office located at 15 Lanre Awolokun Road, Gbagada Phase II, Lagos, on October 7, 2013, the seminar was convened at the instance of the Executive Director, Dr Olatokunbo Awolowo Dosumu and chaired by Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, CFR. It was attended by academics, civil society activists and other professionals who brainstormed exhaustively on various aspects of the proposed national conference.
In particular, the seminar considered the following sub-themes:
a) The case for a national conference;
b) Lessons from other lands;
c) Modalities of the conference, especially the issue of design and representation; and
d) ‘No-go’ areas
The conference commenced with a call by the chairman for a minute’s silence in memory of all those who lost their lives in recent tragic events, including the air crash of Thursday October 3, 2013, and the massacre of students by insurgents.
The Executive Director’s welcome address emphasized that the seminar was called as an effort to contribute to the on-going national discussion on the national conference.
The seminar received a goodwill message from Chief Olu Falae. Papers were also received from Professor Banji Akintoye and Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro.
After thorough and careful deliberations, the seminar observed and recommended as follows: Continue reading “National Conference: Roadmap to Nigeria’s Stability? by Dr. Tunde Oseni”
