By Sunny Anderson Osiebe..
Senate
President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, will on Friday in Lagos discuss
the nation's economy as he delivers the "Welcome Address" at the
inaugural Chevening Alumni Leadership Summit and Reunion
Gala.
The event billed for 8am at
the Intercontinental Hotel in Lagos, according to a letter of
invitation by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Paul
Arkwright, will bring together Chevening leadership Alumni from across
the country to deliberate on the theme: "The Economic Prosperity
of Nigeria and the role of Chevening alumni in contributing to economic
growth."
Arkwright in a
letter to the Senate President, stated that the programme is being
hosted by the British High Commission in collaboration with the
Chevening Alumni Association of Nigeria.
"This 1st
edition will see Chevening alumni experts discussing a range of economic
issues and working together to develop practical contributions to the
further development of Nigeria's economy,"
Arkwright stated.
"The summit also
aims to facilitate break-out sessions by geo-political zones, in which
alumni and selected external participations can share views and
experiences to better understand the economic
development issues pertinent to these regions and to develop
partnerships through which alumni can play a leading role in developing
positive solutions", he stated.
Some notable
Nigerian Chevening alumni expected at the summit, the High Commissioner
stated, include John Momoh (CEO of Channels TV), Adesola Adedutan (CEO,
FirstBank Group), Herbert Wigwe (CEO, Access
Bank Plc), Dapo Okubadejo (Partner and Africa Head, Deal Advisory and
Private Equity), and Sani Mohammed (Commissioner of Budget and Planning,
Kaduna State).
Others are:
Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi (Former Minister of Youths and Sports), Habibat
Lawal (Permanent Secretary, Ecological Fund), Amina Oyegbola (Human
Resource Executive, MTN Nigeria), Viola Graham-Douglas
(Director of Communications, Larfarge West Africa) and Ibrahim Pam
(Head, Institutional Integrity, Green Climate Fund).
Besides, the
High Commissioner noted that Cheveing is the UK government's flagship
global scholarship programme aimed at individuals with strong academic
and leadership potential, to study for a
fully-funded Masters programme in the UK.
"With a
powerful, global alumni network of more than 45,000 including 1,144 in
Nigeria, the Chevening programme started in 1984 with a mission to
empower and forge lasting relationships with future
leaders towards the mutual prosperity of the UK and beneficiary
countries," Arkwright stated.
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