President Bola Tinubu will on August 11 declare open an international conference on security and national unity in Abuja.
The conference, organised by Jama’atu Izalatil Bidiah wa Iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS Nigeria) in collaboration with the Muslim World League of Saudi Arabia, will take place at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja.
Themed “International Conference on Security for Sustainable Socio-economic Development”, the event will bring together stakeholders to discuss Nigeria’s security challenges and their impact on development.
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According to a statement by Garbadeen Mohammad, chairman of the conference’s media and publicity committee, discussions will focus on issues including banditry and kidnapping, as well as their effects on Nigeria’s socio-economic development.
The conference will feature high-level plenary sessions on national security and socio-economic development within a broader global context.
Other sessions will examine diversity and inclusive coexistence, while expert panels will discuss strategies for countering terrorism and armed banditry and strengthening community resilience.
Mohammad said the programme would also feature global partnership roundtables aimed at promoting sustainable socio-economic development.
He said the conference would provide participants with an opportunity to exchange ideas and strengthen partnerships towards achieving peace, stability and sustainable development.
The conference is scheduled to begin at 9am on August 11 and end at 2:30pm on August 12.
A national preaching session will follow at the JIBWIS headquarters in Utako, Abuja, on the evening of August 12 and continue through the night.
Participants are expected to depart for their respective destinations on August 13.
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, will serve as the royal father of the day.
State governors, ministers, members of the National and state assemblies, Islamic scholars, traditional rulers, diplomats, captains of industry, members of the Muslim Ummah from Nigeria and beyond, as well as members of the public, are expected to attend.
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