Gov. Ugwuanyi honored at media lecture where dons offer solutions to Enugu’s economic problems

Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is one of the personalities to be honored as university presidents gather on Saturday to discuss the state’s current economic challenges.

They are expected to develop realistic strategies for diversifying the state’s economy in order to support the state’s self-sustainability programs.

This is the focus of this year’s Starlite Newspapers Annual Awards and Lecture Series, which will take place on September 11th, 2021.

The event, which was conceived as a reward mechanism for leading political and private sector players, was conceptualized by the leading community newspaper in the South East of Nigeria, The Starlite Newspapers based in Enugu state.

Coming at a time of global economic recessions that have been felt across the federation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic’s aftermath, and the need to find better ways of weaning Enugu state, and indeed other states, off the federation’s account, the event’s organizers are optimistic that the ideas that will be presented at this forum will go a long way in defining clear paths forward.

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Mr. Harrison Ogara, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of The Starlite Newspapers, recently described the event as “a conflagration of ideas that will move the state to unprecedented levels” in an interview with select media in Enugu.

This year’s event, which will be the publication’s second, “is meant to go beyond the normal handing over of plaques, but academic and scholarly exhortation that will have a deep impact on the political class that will grace the event,” he explained.

“We decided to use this edition to make a statement that will be ingrained in the political class; a statement that will serve as a template for Enugu State and other states on how to change the narrative of economic growth beyond sharing monthly allocations in Abuja,” he said.

The event will be attended by Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the Executive Governor of Enugu State, Chief Willy Obiano, the Governors of Anambra and Kogi States, Dr. Yahaya Bello and Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and a host of other leaders and captains of industry, according to him.

He went on to say that those who would be in attendance would be key players in the quest for a paradigm shift in economic growth.

According to Chief Ogara, “some of the best heads in academia and technocrats have been assembled to do justice to the event with the theme: Economic Diversification and Self-Sustainability options for Enugu State” to ensure that the message is adequately passed.

To that end, Tony Onyishi, eminent Professor of Political Science and expert in Public Administration and Local Government administration at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, will host the Lecture Series. Prof. Osita Ogbu, a former economic adviser to the President and an economic expert, will also serve as the event’s Chairman, with the responsibility of steering the discussion in the direction of the event’s theme.

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This historic event, which will take place at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka’s Princess Alexandria Auditorium, will serve as a platform for recognizing and rewarding individuals, brands, companies, and government agencies for their leadership roles in the private and public sectors.