Yar’adua foundation to hold Biafra anniversary

The Yar’adua Foundation has organised a conference on the 50 years anniversary of the declaration of the defunct Republic of Biafra.

The event scheduled for Thursday, May 25 at the Yar’adua Centre, Abuja has the theme, ‘Memory and Nation Building - Biafra: 50 Years After’.

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, former president Olusegun Obasanjo, and seven other leaders are to speak at the one-day conference.

A statement by the Foundation listed other speakers as a former Permanent Secretary Information, Education & Industry, Alhaji Ahmed Joda, President General Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, and Professor John Stremlau of the University of Witwatersrand.

The statement said, “The 50th anniversary of the declaration of the Republic of Biafra in 1967, offers an opportunity for sober reflection on a number of issues including lessons learned that may be useful in dealing with contemporary challenges confronting Nigeria.”

A Cultural Night would feature performance poetry and a screening of Afia Attack - the untold “survival stories of women during the civil war.

“The Yar’Adua Foundation was established to honour the legacy of one of Nigeria’s foremost leaders.

“The Foundation’s mission is to promote national unity, good governance and social justice by creating platforms to engage citizens, policy makers and stakeholders in national conversations that foster an inclusive and prosperous Nigeria.”