CDS, Gen. Irabor, IGP Alkali to deliver papers at First Chronicle Roundtable
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Leo Irabor, and Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, will be the lead speakers at the first edition of the First Chronicle Roundtable organised by 21st Century Media Services, publishers of 21st Century Chronicle,
The event is scheduled for February 23, 2022 at the Yar’Adua centre from 10 am.
The Roundtable, which as its theme, “Going for Broke: Fighting Insecurity in 2022″, will have Gen. Irabor delivering aa paper titled, ” The Armed Forces and The War Against Insecurityin 2022″, while IGP Baba willow speak on ths “Nigeria Police and the Fight Against Banditry and Kidnapping in 2022”.
A statement signed by the online newspaper’s Editor in Chief Malam Mahmud Jega, said the two papers will be delivered in the morning and afternoon sessions of the Rountable. At the morning session, to be chaired by former Borno State Governor Senator Kashim Shettima, General Leo Irabor and IGP Baba will deliver their papers.
Dr. Mairo Mandara of Children’s Investment Fund Foundation will discuss the Chief of Defence Staff’s paper while Prof Jideofor Adibe of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, will discuss IGP Usman Baba’s paper.
The statement said the afternoon session, which commences from 2pm, will be chaired by Mr. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity. Prof Jibrin Ibrahim of Centre for Democracy and Development [CDD], Abuja will speak on “Reducing Tension as Election Year Approaches” while veteran newspaper editor and publisher, Mr. Dan Agbese of MayFive Media, Lagos will speak on “Media and Peace Building in 2022”.
Prof Mohammed Kuna of INEC will discuss Prof Ibrahim’s paper while Hajia Zainab Okino of Blueprint Newspapers will discuss Mr. Agbese’s paper.
His Royal Highness the Sarkin Zazzau Suleja, Alhaji Muhammadu Auwal Ibrahim, is the Royal Father of the Day.
The statement also said the Rountable, is part of 21st Century Chronicle’s contribution to the search for peace and tranquility in Nigeria, describing it as “a necessary condition for socio-economic and political progress.”
It said government and security officials, businessmen, diplomats, civil society groups and the media have all been invited and that invitation to the event is open to all.
