By Esther Olaifa
The 11th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series to mark the 85th birthday anniversary celebration of Professor Wole Soyinka, Africa’s first Noble Laureate in Literature will hold on Saturday, 13 July in Lagos.
Organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), the venue is Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos from 10am.
The theme of the lecture is “Rethinking credible elections, accountable democracy and good governance in Nigeria.”
The keynote speaker is Senior Economic Advisor, Africa Economic Development Policy Initiative (AEDPI) and Co-Founder of BringBackOurGirls Movement, Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, while Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), OluwoleOsaze-Uzzi; Senior Programme Officer, MacArthur Foundation, Amina Salihu; Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative, Gbenga Sesan and Chair, Editorial Board Nigeria Info Radio Group, Rotimi Sankore will be the discussants.
The theme is to reconsider Nigeria’s electoral process in view of its complexities, how to ensure that governance becomes accountable and propound ways to make the people emerge as the greatest beneficiaries of democracy in Nigeria, even as the country takes its place of leading the way for other African countries.
It is also designed to raise debate on critical issues affecting Nigeria considering the crucial role of media in a democracy.
First held in 2008, the Lecture Series is an annual event of WSCIJ to raise debate on critical issues affecting Nigeria.
