Wednesday 17 April 2013

The premier SHOWDOWN of the much anticipated talk-show/debate-“The Nigeria of Our Dream” (The N.O.D.) begins on 27th April, 2013.

This maiden weekly event will feature The N.O.D. Executives, Human Right Activists, Nigerians online, Friends of Nigeria, Leaders & Delegates from other Reputable Organizations, Nation Building Experts & Strategists. More so, the talk-show promises a healthy debate and the end result will have a great impact in Nigeria’s development in the nearest future. A copy of the BLUEPRINT will be published worldwide after each debate.

Time: 7pm; Venue: www.facebook.com/groups/thenigeriaofourdream (online)

DISCOURSE 1: Decline in purposeful LEADERSHIP; bane of Nigeria's woes.

LEADERSHIP is one of the topics that feature most prominently in public discourse in Nigeria lately. The irony of it all is that it remains one basic requirement in the management of human society that is grossly in short supply, particularly on the political arena. The political manifesto has become a list of promises that are not meant to be kept. The well-being of the masses is no longer the reason for aspiration into public office. Hardly would you find someone whose reason for taking up public job is to help improve the system. Today, ‘the leaders’ are more interested in their personal comfort and material security as against giving out their best to lead the people to where they long to be.

On Obasanjo’s assumption of office as a democratically elected president, however, he carefully classified the ills afflicting the country and promised to deal with them decisively. Hopes were raised and expectations were high. There was the general belief that the economic devastation of the 16 year of military loot would give way to an era of prudent management and prosperity but this was not to be.

After the demise of Yar’Adua, Jonathan whom the people had entrusted their vote in the 2011 general election started off with same people on a bad note by afflicting the them with a CRUEL increment of the pump price of PMS by almost 100%, thereby worsening the already low living standard of the populace. As if that was not enough, up to date, the innocent masses are still being mercilessly killed by the boko haram sect because of somebody’s irresponsibility and the general selfishness and wickedness on the part of the politicians. If leadership was at it ‘average level’ in Jonathan’s government, suicide bombings would have been contained or curbed to the barest minimum…Let’s not exhaust all the points here; see you at the SHOWDOWN for further discourse!

MODERATORS of the event are:

-Nuhu Gidado-Member of BoT (Abuja)
-Aderogba John-Member of BoT (Lagos)
-Ogunyemi Dayo-Member of BoT (Ondo)
-Ijeoma Nebe-Member of BoT (Lagos)
-Ukan Kurugh-National Executive (Lagos)
-Queeneth Ndudim-National Executive (Lagos)
-Inno Oriri-International Executive (Ireland)
-Sheila Sloan-International Executive (Ireland)
-Jewel Enebeli-State Executive (Delta State)
-Jonathan Ogbu-State Executive (Zamfara State)
-Ann Padua-The N.O.D. Corp (Phillipine)
-Lil’Oyinz Macfeez-The N.O.D. Corp (Malasia)

Special Guests of Honour:

-Dele O. Olawale (Coordinator @Nigerians United Against Corruption).
-Isqil Najim (Cordinator @International Corps for Community Development: I-Corps)
-IG Wala (Founder @Nigeria Youth Leaders & Entrepreneurs Initiative)
-Adesoji Adebisi (General Secretary of Patriotic Forum)
-Raymond Eyo (Political Analyst)
-Pamela Braide (Strategist & Member @Spaces4Change)
-Samuel Taiwo Brown (General Secretary @Fabian Society of Nigeria)
-Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri (Executive Director @Spaces4Change)
-Daniel Aremu (Founder @Nigeria Youth Democracy Coalition)
-Femi Adeoya (Executive Director @Patriotic Forum)
-Abdulrasaq Hamzat (Nigerian Ambassador @International Human Right Commission)

Featuring:

*The NOD Executives
*The NOD Corps
*The NOD General Assembly
*Nigerians @Large, Friends of Nigeria & The International Community

Initiator & Organizer;

Gata Harrison (President & Founder @Greenlight Youth Empowerment Initiative)
Email: harrison.gata@glyei.org
Website: www.glyei.org
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GataHarrison
Blog: www.glyei.blogspot.com | www.gataharrison.blogspot.com | www.9jamg.com
Group: www.facebook.com/thenigeriaofourdream
Page: www.facebook.com/nigeriayoungscholarsforum

For further enquiries please call:
-08039363011(Aderogba John-General Secretary), or
-08069082285(Ukan Kurugh-Publicity Secretary)

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