Afenifere, DAWN commission set for Southwest summit in Akure

By Henry Obetta

Akure – The pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organisation, Afenifere, successful concern with the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission, has announced a two-day determination stakeholders’ acme scheduled for October 9–10 successful Akure, Ondo State.

The summit, themed “Strengthening Democracy Through Dialogue: Assessing Progress, Charting the Future,” volition bring unneurotic much than 800 participants to prosecute straight with the Federal Government connected cardinal argumentation issues.

Chairman of the steering committee, Dr. Akin Onigbinde, said the lawsuit would supply a structured level for dialog betwixt the Southwest and authorities astatine some national and authorities levels.

“This acme marks a caller section successful antiauthoritarian engagement for the Southwest region. We are creating an organization model that ensures the voices of implicit 40 cardinal Southwest residents are heard and considered successful governance decisions,” Onigbinde stated.

Director General of DAWN Commission, Dr. Seye Oyeleye, emphasized that the dialog would beryllium evidence-driven.

“We request accountability done evidence. The acme volition springiness citizens an accidental to get first-hand accusation astir authorities policies,” helium said.

Programme coordinator, Professor Anthony Kila, explained that the gathering would diagnostic contributions from governors, national ministers, accepted rulers, spiritual leaders, academics, backstage assemblage leaders, nonrecreational bodies, farmers, marketplace associations, and civilian nine groups.

Discussions volition absorption connected six thematic areas: fiscal reforms and planning; economical improvement and jobs; societal services; infrastructure and transportation; quality superior development; arsenic good arsenic information and governance.

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, volition big the summit, with co-hosting enactment from different Southwest governors.

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