Four eminent Nigerians would Thursday January 26, 2023 evaluate the areas that the top contenders for the presidency in the 2023 general elections have so far listed as their priorities, and propose what they feel the next president should focus on to positively transform the country.
The major contenders for the presidential seat include; Atiku Abubakar, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Peter Obi a d Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, among others.
In a statement made available to Blueprint Sunday in Abuja, and signed by the Group Chief Executive Officer of Media Trust Limited, owners of Daily Trust and Trust Television, Mounir Gwarzo, said four panelists selected for this year’s event, which has the theme ‘Interrogating the 2023 Presidential Agenda,’ include; a very experienced university professor and member of the Board of the Centre for Democracy and Development, Mr. Jibrin Ibrahim; a foremost entrepreneur and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of First Bank of Nigeria (FBN), Mrs. Ibukunoluwa Awosika; a human capacity development specialist and scion of the Enahoro family, Dr. Eugene Enahoro; and a lecturer in Analysis of Business Problems at the Lagos Business School, Dr. Yetunde Anibaba.
The statement said the Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Church in Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, is scheduled to preside over the 20th edition of the annual Dialogue, which is to be moderated by Dr. Suleiman Suleiman, the Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Chairman of the Editorial Board of the newspaper.
Also, a veteran journalist, now Sarkin Karshi, Abuja, Alhaji Ismaila Mohammed, MFR, will serve as Royal Father at the event, which will hold at the NAF Conference Centre and Suites, on Ahmadu Bello Way, Kado, Abuja, and will start as from 10am.
Others expected to grace the occasion are leaders of prominent socio-cultural and political groups in Nigeria, the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN), the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), as well as the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN).
Other dignitaries expected at the 2023 Dialogue include serving and past state governors, serving and former lawmakers, chairmen, women and youth leaders of the major political parties in the country, members of civil society organisations, development partners and diplomats.
Mounir Gwarzo said however that, “unlike in the past two years, this year’s Dialogue will have physical convergence, now that restrictions imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic have been lifted.”
The statement also said this year’s event will be broadcast live by Trust Television, which is on StarTimes Channel 164; NigComSat’s Free TV; Moreplex 715; ArabSat Badr Sat7; AVO TV; and LIMEX World TV, as well as on YouTube and other social media platforms.
