A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, former vice chancellor of the University of Abuja, Prof. Nuhu Yaqub, and former Chief of Army Staff, Major General Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), will be among the speakers at the 2023 Democracy Day lecture organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS).
The event is scheduled to take place Thursday, June 15, 2023, at Yanna, Plot 32 POW Mafemi Crescent, Utako, Abuja.
The annual lecture, organised by NILDS, aims to foster an in-depth discussion among key stakeholders and experts to reflect on Nigeria’s democracy and the state of the nation. Prof. Yaqub, will serve as the chairperson of the lecture, which has the theme “Democracy and the state of the Nation: towards agenda setting for the new administration.” The session will be moderated by Prof. Attahiru Jega, the former chairman of INEC.
Other notable participants in the discussion include Major General Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), Prof. Okey Ibeanu, Prof. Rotimi Suberu, Prof. Anthonia T. Simbine, Prof. Mike Kwanashie, Barrister A. B. Mahmoud (SAN), and Barrister Ebere Ifendu.