COVID-19 Stalls Confab On Nigeria In US

The spread of COVID-19 Omicron variant has been cited as the reason for the rescheduling of an international conference on Nigeria titled, ‘Nigeria At The Crossroads: Restructuring Or Dissolution of Nigeria,’ earlier scheduled for March 4 – 6, 2022 in Washington DC, United States of America.
The Executive Director and Co-Chairman of the organising committee of the conference, Dr. Lloyd Ukwu, who dropped this hint in a statement issued in Washington DC, said the decision to reschedule the conference was reached based upon careful evaluation and professional advice the committee received suggesting the moving of the event to the Summer of 2022, when the risk of Omicron and return of the pandemic in greater force is expected to be reduced.
Ukwu, therefore, hinted that the conference would now hold on July 1-3, 2022 in Washington DC, noting that all other arrangements including the venue of the event remain the same.
“We are committed to the international conference and its critical importance to the future and survival of the people of Nigeria. We believe that the cancellation and rescheduling, while disappointing, will be ultimately embraced as a positive mission,” he said, contending that additional time would enable the committee to put on a better conference with greater impact and more varied talents participating and presenting at the conference with increased financial investment (treasure) from the spectrum of affected parties and groups to enable it to achieve NADECO’s purposes trough this endeavour.
The legal luminary further indicated that the committee also resolved that it would additionally pursue a pre-conference press briefing to be organised on the critical date of June 12, 2022, at the National Press Club in Washington DC, United States of America. The conference is planned by the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO).

By: Donatus Ebi