A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and seven other leaders will on Thursday speak at a conference on the ‘Memory and Nation Building – Biafra: 50 Years After.’

At the one-day conference, which would hold at the Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja by 9a.m., Osinbajo is expected to deliver a keynote address.

A statement by the Foundation listed other speakers as a former Permanent Secretary, Ministries of Information, Education and Industry, Alhaji Ahmed Joda, President General Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, and Professor John Stremlau of the University of Witwatersrand will serve as lead speakers.
Hon. Chudi Offodile and Nkoyo Toyo will chair panel discussions and Professor Pat Utomi will serve as the conference moderator.

The statement said: “The 50th anniversary of the declaration of the Republic of Biafra in 1967 offers an opportunity for sober reflection on a number of issues including lessons learned that may be useful in dealing with contemporary challenges confronting Nigeria.

A Cultural Night will feature performance poetry and a screening of Afia Attack – the untold “survival stories of women during the civil war. “The Yar’Adua Foundation was established to honour the legacy of one of Nigeria’s foremost leaders. “The foundation’s mission is to promote national unity, good

governance and social justice by creating platforms to engage citizens, policy makers and stakeholders in national conversations that foster an inclusive and prosperous Nigeria.”

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That's the way to go!

If Nigeria must work, the ills of our history must be revisited and pain of those ills must be assuaged.

Osibanjo is a man of wisdom!

The sit on which Buhari tried to sit on belongs to him

Shouldnt the event hold in Enugu if they are truly serious.

Well, cant blame them cause even biafrans choose Lagos and Abuja over Enugu when discussing agendas and progress of Biafrans.

PapaBrowne:
That's the way to go!

If Nigeria must work, the ills of our history must be revisited and pain of those ills must be assuaged.

Osibanjo is a man of wisdom!

The sit on which Buhari tried to sit on belongs to him

What ills and pains are you talking about here?

Without Nnamdi Kanu sitting there, the meeting is of no use.

Wont change anything where is kanu? Seems this is his type of occasion where less than 10 guys will attend
1 act. President 2 former president 3 ohaneze chief 4 pat utomi 5 one abokey 6 one afonja 7 one female side attraction 8.... 9..... 10

hucienda:
Anniversary of a war whose causes are still present 50 years later.

Nigeria hasn't learnt from history.

preach it bro preach it on

BabaRamota1980:


What ills and pains are you talking about here?

Biafran war was pain and agony for a large section of Nigerians. If we must move ahead as one nation, it is the responsibility of everyone to understand that pain.
With Osibanjo attending a conference celebrating Biafra at 50, that goes a long was to say I understand your pain!!

Buhari on the other hand would rather celebrate the declaration of victory over Biafra and warn remind Igbos how many of them he killed.

Let the arguement begin!

Obasanjo, the man of all season.