Quest for a Secure Nigeria: Emeka Anyaoku to Unveil Ex-Governors, Senators, Technocrats, Others to Coordinate National Political Summit

PRESS STATEMENT

30th April, 2025

Quest For A Secure Nigeria: Emeka Anyaoku to Unveil Gbenga Daniel, Aminu Tambuwal, Boni Haruna, Donald Duke, Kayode Fayemi, Labaran Maku, Awolowo Dosumu, Ben Obi, Shehu Sanni, Dassy Danjuma, Aisha Ismail, 15 Others To Coordinate National Political Summit of Nigeria

………As Nigerian Stakeholders Intensify Search For Constitutional Democracy That works For All in Nigeria.

…….. A new Stakeholders’ Legislative Bill For inclusive Political Reforms of Nigeria Also on the Card

Elderstatesman and Former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, who Chairs The Patriots, an eminent group of Leaders of thought, Statesmen and Women in Nigeria working towards a New Democratic Constitution for Nigeria, will on Thursday, 1st of May (May Day) 2025 in Lagos, unveil a high level Convening Committee to coordinate proposed National Political Summit of Nigeria scheduled to hold on May, 28 and 29, 2025

According to a Statement issued by the Joint Secretariat of The Patiots and Nigerian Political Summit Group, NPSG, initiators of the National Summit, the historic Pan Nigerian Confab is being put together to xray and chart a new course for Nigeria’s Constitutional Democracy, 25 years after civil rule was re instituted in Nigeria, especially as a stakeholders’ response and intervention to the heightening insecurity and instability in parts of the country.

The Conveners also noted that the National Summit, holding under the broad theme: “Actualising A Constitutional Democracy That Works For All in Nigeria” is designed to galvanise national consensus on the most suitable and inclusive governance construct and architecture for political cohesion and stability of Nigeria, while exploring the ongoing constitution reform process of the Federal Government as a veritable vista for actualizing the popular yearnings of Nigerians for a new democratic people’s Constitution capable of neutralising internal disharmony and separatist insecurity, which accounts for massive unabated loss of lives and wanton destructions in the country.

According to the Patriots – NPSG Joint Secretatiat, the unveiling of the Summit Coordinating Committee, to be conducted by the Chairman of The Patriots, His Excellency, Emeka Anyaoku, GCON, CFR, comes up as follows:

Date: Thursday, 1st May 2025

Venue: The Patriots Secretariat,
FRA Williams Chambers,
1/3 Sagamu Avenue,
Off Association Avenue,
By Obanikoro Bustop,
Ilupeju, Lagos.

Time: 10am Prompt.

The statement further announced the Composition of the Summit Coordinating Committee, to be inaugurated on Thursday in Lagos, as follows:

1. HE Otunba Gbenga Daniel (Former Governor of Ogun State) – Co Chairman

2. Rt Hon (Sen) Aminu Tambuwal (Former Speaker, House of Reps) – Co Chairman

3. HE Boni Haruna (Former Governor of Adamawa State) – Member

4. E Donald Duke (Former Governor of Cross River State) – Member

5. HE Labaran Maku (Former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State) – Member

6. HE (Dr) Kayode Fayemi (Former Governor of Ekiti State) – Member

7. HE (Dr) Tokunbo Awolowo – Dosumu, (Coordinator, Awolowo Foundation) – Member

8. Prof Pat Utomi (Chairman, NCFront) – Member

9. Senator Ben Obi, CON (Former Political Adviser) – Member

10. HE Dame Pauline Tallen (Former Deputy Governor of Plateau State) – Member

11. Iyom Josephine Anenih (Former Minister for Women Affairs)

12. Sen. Dassy Danjuma (Delegate 2014 National Confab) – Member

13. Sen Shehu Sanni (Leader, Civil Rights Movement) – Member

14. Madam Shekari Charity (NPSG, Southern Kaduna) – Member

15. Hajia Dr Aisha Ismail (Former Minister) – Member

16. Sen Christie Anyanwu (Coordinator, South East Governors Forum) – Member

17. Ms Ankio Briggs (PANDEF) – Member

18. Dr Olu Usim Wilson (NCFront, Steering Committee, Abuja) – Member

19. Prof Anthony Kila (Chair Patriots Mobilisation Committee) – Ex Officio Member

20. Veteran Olawale Okunniyi (DG, NPSG) – Ex Officio Member

21. Alhaji Shettimah Yerima (Arewa Youths) -Ex Officio Member

22. Hon Olatorera Majekodunmi – Oniru (NPSG Secretariat) -Ex Officio Member

23. Barr Folarin Rotimi Williams (FRA Williams Chambers) – Ex Officio Member

24. Obongawan Barbara Etim James (Patriots Secretariat) – Secretary

“Finally, we wish to state that the national summit on the future of Nigeria’s Constitutional Democracy has been slated to hold on the 28th & 29th May, 2025 with its key deliverable as an inclusive Constitutional Bill to be presented to the Federal Govermnent for the actualisation of an all inclusive and popular constitutional reform of Nigeria”, the Organisers reaffirmed.

Signed:
Olawale Okunniyi
(Veteran Che)
+2348033993867
Head, Joint Secretariat,
National Political Summit

NB: Members of the Forth Estate of the Realm (The Press) are also invited to this historic inauguration to interact with Conveners of the Summit as from 10am on Thursday at the above stated Venue.

However, Pressmen are expected to confirm their participation through the above WhatsApp number for accreditation. Thanks