Fayemi to deliver Emeka Obasi inaugural memorial lecture May 2

Otti, Utomi, Duke, others to grace occasion

Ekiti State former governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, will on Thursday, May 2, 2024, deliver the Emeka Obasi Inaugural Memorial Lecture at the Agip Recital Hall, MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos, at 10.00 a.m.

Fayemi will speak on “If this giant must walk; manifesto for a New Nigeria.” A statement by the Chairman, Advisory Board, Business Hallmark Public Policy Forum (PPF), Marc Wabara, stated that the lecture was organised in honour of the second anniversary of the late founder and publisher of Business Hallmark Newspaper, Emeka Obasi.

On the lecture theme, Wabara said that the consistent inability to address the failure of the Nigerian state to optimally deploy its abundant manpower and resources to fast-track its growth and development after six decades of attaining political independence, as well as an overriding desire to sustain Obasi’s passion for a Nigeria that takes her pride of place in the comity of nations, were compelling factors.

“Nigeria should not be under-performing the way it is doing right now. However, ignorance and lack of thorough appreciation of issues are some of the problems militating against the rapid development of our country.”

“It is our conviction that Nigerians must first of all accept that there is a problem with the country before devising ways of helping her.

“We were therefore inspired to organise this lecture to help sustain the late publisher’s passion for a Nigeria that takes her pride of place in the comity of nations,” he said.

On the choice of Fayemi as the guest speaker, Wabara maintained that the Ekiti State former governor and Minister of Solid Minerals Development has a lot to share with the public on his success stories in the private and public sectors.