The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), Ghana chapter, said on Saturday that it would organize a webinar as part of events to celebrate Nigeria’s sixtieth independence anniversary.
Mr. Elija Iposu, Public Relations Officer of NIDO-Ghana, disclosed this in a telephone interview with the Newsmen.
Iposu said the event would be organized by NIDO-Ghana in collaboration with a Ghana-based private firm, Diplomats Extra and Milestone Communications.
According to him, the webinar, which will hold on Oct. 2, is a virtual ceremony with Zoom ID: 742450910 and the title: ’60 years of Ghana-Nigeria diplomacy’.
Prof. Bola Akinterinwa, former Director-General Institute of International Affairs, and Amb. Bulus Lolo, former Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria are among the high-ranking personalities expected to participate in the event.
Some other expected guests are Mr. Oluwaseyi Adeyemi, Publisher, Inside Watch Africa Magazine, Mr. Emmanuel Bombande, UN Senior Mediation Advisor, Prof. Balfour Agyeman-Duah, former UN Special Governance Advisor, and Affail Monney, President Ghana Journalists Association.
Newsmen report that President Muhammadu Buhari on Sept. 16, unveiled the logo and theme for the 60th independence anniversary celebration.
He said that the celebration would be observed for a whole year, to end on Sept. 30, 2021, and would be muted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
