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Unstoppable: Jonathan To Be A Guest Speaker At A US Event. by kingeze88(m): 7:45am On Jul 19, 2016 |
the 2016 US Nigerian Lawyers Association (NLA)
merit awards
– The ex-president will give the speech at the event
which is scheduled to hold in New York
– Tickets for the event are to be sold at a $100 for
members and $130 for non-members
Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ) has been selected
to give the keynote speech of the United States
Nigerian Lawyers Association (NLA) Merit Awards
Dinner.
Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is to be the keynote
speaker at the US Nigerian Lawyers Association (NLA)
merit award in New York.
Following an announcement by Nexus U Sea,
president of the association, GEJ is to give the
speech at the event which has been scheduled for
October 29 in New York.
The president of the association said tickets for the
event at on sale on the NLA website. “Early Bird tickets
are $100 for NLA Members and $130 for Non-Members.
We recommend that you purchase your tickets before
Standard Rates apply. The Early Bird period will expire on
August 31, 2016 at 11:59PM. Standard Rates are $130
for NLA Members and $160 for Non-Members. The ticket
price for everyone at the Door will be $180,” Nexus Sea
noted.
According to the NLA, the venue of the event is the
630 Second Ballroom, at 630 Second Avenue.
Mr Sea said the keynote speaker will be joining a long
list of Nigerian dignitaries who have attended the
event in the past.
He named such celebrities as including: “Professor
Wole Soyinka, a 1986 Noble Laureate in Literature, and
world-renowned writer, poet and playwright; Professor
Chinua Achebe, world-renowned writer and author of the
award-winning novel (Things Fall Apart); and Dr Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala, former World Bank Managing Director and
former Nigerian Minister of Finance.”
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According to the NLA website, the annual Merit
Awards Dinner are held “to celebrate the achievements
of distinguished individuals who have made outstanding
contributions in the legal profession and towards the
advancement of public and community service, and to
give out scholarships to law students of color from across
the country, based on need and merit.”
It was not immediately clear what President Jonathan
will focus on in his address. Since losing the
presidency last year, he has spent a lot of time
abroad speaking to audiences about the success of
his administration in tackling corruption and boosting
democracy.
In the next few weeks, he is scheduled to launch his
foundation, the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation,
which he announced last year in a letter to former
President Olusegun Obasanjo.
In the letter, he said he was back to work following
the taking of power by President Muhammadu Buhari,
“to continue to serve and dedicate my life to promoting
peace and prosperity for all,” and that he would be
“devoting the rest of my life and energy to making the
world a better place.”
Dr Jonathan recently canceled his speech at the
Africa Peace Awards Dinner at the California State
University in Sacramento due to health problems.
The information was provided by Jonathan’s special
assistant on new media, Reno Omokri, who
represented the ex-president during the ceremony.
The news was confirmed by Ernest Uwazie, director
of the Center for African Peace and Conflict
Resolution, who added that Jonathan is hospitalized
as of the time.
However, Sahara Reporters claimed that the former
leader was malingering to avoid protests organised by
the LGBT community against the event and Jonathan
in particular.
Commenting on the situation, Mr Uwazie said: “He
(Reno Omokri) will be available to meet with anybody like
the LGBT group that has expressed interest in meeting
with him, before the awards dinner. We’re also looking at
the possibility of some Facetime technology with Goodluck
Jonathan at the hospital where he is.
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Re: Unstoppable: Jonathan To Be A Guest Speaker At A US Event. by Nobody: 7:57am On Jul 19, 2016 |
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Re: Unstoppable: Jonathan To Be A Guest Speaker At A US Event. by Vendoor(f): 9:02am On Jul 19, 2016 |
We miss you sir... The so call saint have landed us into a deep hell of Economic theorical saga I pray you honor the invitation cos the last time I checked there was scarcity of fuel for airlines across Nigeria Sir, Its that bad. |
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