Sanusi, Ben Kalu to attend Nkata Ndi Inyom Igbo conference in Abuja

Muhammadu Sanusi, the Emir of Kano and former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), will attend the annual conference of Nkata Ndi Inyom Igbo (NNIIF).

Nnedinso Ogaziechi, the foundation’s national publicity secretary, said in a statement on Monday that the conference will be held on December 3 at the Sandaralia hotel in Abuja.

Ogaziechi said Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, will be the chairman of the occasion, while Sanusi and Dame Timi Agary will be the father and mother of the day.

She said the conference will revolve around conversation on the “loss of our shared values and what remedies we can adopt to foster unity and development”.

“We are a socio-cultural group of well-accomplished Igbo women by ancestry or marriage. We would be having our annual conference in Abuja on the 3rd of December 2024 at the Sandaralia Hotel,” the statement reads.

“The theme of our conference is driving transformation through value reorientation, inclusive leadership, and sustainability. We welcome all to this pre-conference press conference.

“The conference will be chaired by the deputy speaker of the house of representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu. His Royal Highness, Khalifa Sanusi II, (Sarkin Kano) will be the father of the day, and Dame Timi Agary will be the mother of the day.

“We have an array of speakers: Senator Prince Ned Munir Nwoko, H.E. Dave Umahi, H.E. Owelle Rochas Okorocha, Osita Chidoka, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, H.E. Labaran Maku, Dr. Stella Iwuagwu, H.E. Erelu Olabisi Adeleye-Fayemi, Dame May Ikokwu, and a host of other speakers who are passionate about the need for national introspection.

“We immensely appreciate the tremendous support we have received from the Nigerian media, who are great partners in progress.

“We believe that the country direly needs a series of conversations for the exchange of ideas, more national bonding, and functional productivity dialogue that can aid development.”