All is now set for the All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) holding in Katsina, Katsina State, from Wednesday August 27 to Saturday August 30. The conference, organized yearly by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), has ‘Credible Elections And Good Governance: The Role Of The Editor’ as its theme, and will be chaired by Aremo Segun Osoba, veteran journalist and former governor of Ogun State, while Senator David Mark, President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is the special guest of honour.
Education minister, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, Information minister, Labaran Maku and Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Steve Oroh, among others, are the special guests.
Alhaji Umaru Muttallab, former chairman of First Bank Plc, will deliver the keynote address while Prof. Attahiru Jega, Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, will speak on ‘Free and fair polls, Challenges and Acceptability ‘.
Renowned journalist, Ray Ekpu will speak on ‘ Media and Society: Imperatives for Fair Reporting,’ while Ayo Obe, lawyer and acclaimed human rights activist will speak on ‘ Good Governance as Panacea for Sustainable Democracy,’ among other papers.
The executive session will be attended by invited state governors while the editors’ clinic, a colloquium, will address key challenges of the profession ranging from health, new media, to life after the chair.
According to President of the NGE, Femi Adesina, the conference will also feature induction of new members and conferment of fellowship on some distinguished members.
Conference planning chair, Garbadeen Mohammed says everything has been done to have a landmark and successful conference. ‘Katsina will be memorable’, he promised.
