The National Institute
for Cultural Orientation (NICO) has concluded plans to host traditional
monarchs in Nigeria to a 2-Day National Conference on “Culture, Peace and
National Security: The Role of Traditional Rulers” on June 1-2, 2017, at The
Dome Events Centre, Enugu, Enugu State, by 11 am.
A press release
signed by Caleb Nor, on behalf of the Executive Secretary, Assoc. Prof.
Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma, says the 2-Day National Conference,
which will have the Honourable Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai
Mohammed, as Special Guest of Honour, will be chaired by His Excellency, Engr.
David Nweze Umahi, the Executive Governor of Ebonyi State.
The statement
further states that, while the Executive Governor of Enugu State, His
Excellency, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, will be the Keynote Speaker, the Royal
Fathers of the Day will be His Royal Majesty, Ambassador Lawrence Agubuzu,
Chairman, Enugu State Traditional Rulers Council and His Royal Majesty, Eze
Charles Mkpuma, Chairman, Ebonyi State Traditional Rulers Council.
According to the press
release, Professor Emeka Nwabueze of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, is
expected to chair the technical session of the conference, which has resource
persons drawn from the academia to do justice to carefully selected sub-themes.
The conference, which is
the 3rd edition the Institute will be organizing, will be a
veritable platform to deliberate and proffer solutions regarding issues
bothering on national security and the place of traditional rulers in
sustaining peace in their domains.
The first edition of the
National Conference on “Culture, Peace and National Security: The Role of
Traditional Rulers”, took place at the Shehu Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja in May,
2012; while the second edition took place at the Arewa House, Kaduna, in May
2014, with the support of UNESCO.
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