The Ogun State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) is set to host Governor Dapo Abiodun, former governor Olusegun Osoba and other eminent Nigerians at the 2023 edition of its Annual Colloquium.
Themed: “Pluralism and Public Opinion Management: Challenges and Prospects for a Sustainable Democracy in Nigeria,” the event will be held on Thursday, August 3, 2023, at the Cinema Hall, June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta.
The Chairman of Ogun NIPR, Oluwaseun Boye and its Secretary, Kunle Olayeni in a statement in Abeokuta on Sunday, described the colloquium as a rallying point for professionals to dissect some of the problems confronting the Nigerian nation.
Prof. Adelaja Odukoya, a Professor of Political Science and current Dean, Faculty of Social Science Management at the University of Lagos, is the Guest Speaker at the event which will also feature three notable professionals as discussants.
The programme, the statement added, will equally feature the public presentation/launch of the Ogun NIPR Journal “The Image Maker,” which is the flagship of the Public Relations journal in Nigeria.
According to the organisers, Abiodun, who is the Special Guest of Honour at the important event, is expected to share perspectives on how to achieve the social harmony needed to attain a sustainable democracy in the country.
They said, “Our desire is to use the Colloquium as a forum to discuss and proffer solutions on how best to arrest the growing trend of escalated ethnic, religious and political sentiments in our polity and explore the path of achieving social harmony needed to attain a sustainable democracy in Nigeria.”
“It is expected that the outcome of this Colloquium will further consolidate on the gains of the Summit on National Integration which was initiated by the NIPR and held across the country in 2022 as part of the build-up enlightenment towards a peaceful 2023 general elections in Nigeria.”
“The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) is a body established and recognised by the Federal Government Decree 16 of 1990 to set the standard and regulate the training and practice of public relations in the country.”
Also, a distinguished statesman and former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, has been invited as a Guest of Honour at the event.
The Annual Colloquium is also expected to be attended by people from a wide range of backgrounds, including erudite scholars, astute professionals, government functionaries, political actors, traditional rulers, civil society, religious bodies and media communities as well as students from Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education.
