African Lawyers Set To Celebrate Goodluck Jonathan, Sirleaf Johnson, Koroma.
African
lawyers under the banner of African Bar Association, (AFBA) is set again to
raise the bar of accountable governance in Africa, and celebrate some most
leading lights in the continent.
Africa's
icons of leadership inspiration that will be celebrated includes Nigeria's
Goodluck Jonathan, Mrs Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Mr Ernest Koroma of
Sierra Leone, all past presidents of their countries, who have earned the flag
of African good governance Ambassadors.
This event
will be held at their 21st annual Conference set for October 3 to 7th, at the
scenic hospitality monument, Mahatma Ghandi International Conference Centre,
Niamey, Republic of Niger.
Unveiling
the thrust of the Summit, "Accountable Governance as a panacea for
unending conflicts in Africa; The Legal Profession as the driver", the
President of the Association, Hannibal Uwaifo Esq said, "the conversations
in Niamey will be epochal, the attendance asset determined, and networking
value added because Africa's peers will gather to insist, that leadership in
our countries must constantly self-evaluate to deepen accountable governance
and the rule of law, as a more prosperous standard of growth and development.
The
Conference will bring together high-end experts and participants from all arms
of government, the Academia, Security, Business policy makers and influencers
with global reputation to discuss and proffer actionable solutions to myriads of
challenges facing the continent.
The keynote
speaker is Nobel Laurette Dr Dennis Mukwege of Democratic Republic of Congo, and
will be graced with the presences of host President of Niger Republic,
President Mohammed Bazoun as Special guest, and his immediate predecessor, Mr
Mohamadou Issoffou
The annual
summit is AFBA's headline event that rotates amongst countries with pedigree of
quality attendance and seamless experiential organization.
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