Emeka Rollas Ejezie. President, Actor Guild of Nigeria. |
The
event would also be used to unveil the News Express Special Print Edition, an
all-gloss periodical magazine, the Publisher of the titles, Mr. Isaac Umunna,
said in a statement issued on Monday in Lagos.
He
disclosed that more dignitaries have confirmed their attendance, among them the
President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas Ejezie; international
music icon and business tycoon, Dr Tee Mac Omatshola Iseli (MFR); top Nollywood
stars; Controller of Prisons, Lagos State Command, Mr Tunde Ladipo; NTA
Director, Mrs. Helen Onma Odeleye; and a representative of Mr. Peter Obi,
former Anambra State Governor and Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), among several others.
“The
event would be chaired by Chief Goddy Uwazuruike, eminent lawyer and President
Emeritus of Aka Ikenga think tank, while four eminent Nigerians would deliver
speeches on the Lecture theme, Transparency – Bedrock of Sustainable
Development,” Umunna said. He named the lecturers as the Managing
Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA); Honourable Commissioner for
Information and Strategy, Lagos State, Kehinde Bamigbetan; Executive Director
of Media Law Centre, Richard Akinnola; and theAGN National President, Emeka
Rollas Ejezie.
“The programme starts by 11:00 a.m. and
is open to members of the public,” Umunna said.
He described the News Express
Anniversary Lecture and Economic Stakeholders’ Forum as “an annual programme
that has an established trend of bringing together important business and
political leaders from across the country, as well as multifarious
professionals and influential media stakeholders.”
News Express, which debuted on August 29, 2012, is one of Nigeria’s most popular and
influential online dailies. It is read by hundreds of thousands of people
around the world and records annual traffic of upwards of 100 million.
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