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  • Chukwuegbo, Nwoye, Obieze named as Guests of Honour for 3rd Frontier Discourse Public Lecture and Awards

    Chukwuegbo, Nwoye, Obieze named as Guests of Honour for 3rd Frontier Discourse Public Lecture and Awards

    Rt. Hon. Prince Ofor Chukwuegbo

    Rt. Hon. Prince Ofor Chukwuegbo was the immediate past member representing the people of Enugu North and South Federal Constituency at the National Assembly. 

    Prior to joining politics, he worked as Operations Manager at Private Network Ltd, the leading analogue telephone company. He was to rise to the position of Chief Executive Officer, in merited recognition of his leadership and resourcefulness. He went on to set up many other businesses; Wireless Point Communications, Private Concept Limited and BYK Fishing Company;

    In 2003, Ofor Chukwuegbo contested and won election under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) into the State House of Assembly, representing the people of Enugu South Urban Constituency where he served as Chairman, House Committee on Works, Housing and Transport.

    His political stock which was in steady ascendency rose even further in 2007 as he got elected into the Federal House of Representatives where he served creditably for an initial two terms, representing Enugu North and South Federal Constituency. In 2015, Ofor couldn’t return back to the green chambers until 2019 when he won another election to the House of Reps, to continue his representation and service to the people of Enugu North and South Federal Constituency. Prince Chukwuegbo was Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Police affairs in the 6th Assembly (2007-2011) and Chairman House Committee on Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) in the 7th assembly (2011-2015). He is a Member, Governing Council, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Abuja. He was Chairman House Committee on Abandoned Projects in the Ministry of Water Resources, and a member of several other committees. 

    Dr. Ben Nwoye, Esq.

    Dr. Ben Nwoye is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and was the Enugu State Chairman of the Party from 2014-2021. He also served as the Enugu State APC Caretaker Committee Chairman.

    During his sojourn in the United States of America, he practiced as a Civil Rights Lawyer. He holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the prestigious Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School.

    In the 2011 general elections, spurred by a desire to serve, Nwoye ran for Senate under the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) party to represent Enugu East Senatorial Zone. He repeated same in the 2015 general elections under the now ruling All Progressives Congress.

    He is the Executive Director of Opeans Nigeria Limited, a safety consulting company, providing safety in Oil & Gas, Maritime and the Military, with locations in Port-Harcourt, Warri and Lagos.

    Nwoye was appointed a Federal Commissioner representing the Southeast region in the Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission by President Muhammadu Buhari.

    Rt. Hon. Chima Obieze

    Rt. Hon. Chima Obieze was the immediate past member representing Ezeagu constituency at the Enugu State House of Assembly where he served for two terms and also was the Chairman, House Committee on Works, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development.

    He is a Poet, Writer, Farmer and Lawyer. 

    He is a Member, Nigerian Institute of Chattered Arbitrators NiCArb; Fellow, Institute of Chattered Public Administrators of Nigeria (ICPAN)

    Formerly, he served as Students’ Rights Activist/Students Union President of ESUT;  West African Secretary Young Lawyers Forum; Special Assistant on Youth Mobilisation to Ex-Gov Orji Uzor Kalu; Senior Legislative Assistant to the Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate.

    A recipient of several awards including the Ooni of Ife Royal African Distinguished Youth Award and 2019 Nelson Mandela Leadership Excellence ICON Award, Obieze is a Graduate of the Cambridge University Leadership Masterclass and Convener, Change Nigeria Youth Initiative. 

    During the 2019 general elections, he was the Youngest member of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council.

    The Third Frontier Discourse Annual Public and Awards will be held on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at Hotel Sunshine, Presidential Road, Independence Layout, Enugu, by 11am (Green Carpet).

    The Keynote Speaker, Ike Neliaku, Ph.D, fnipr, ficmc, President and Chairman of Council, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, will speak on “The Post Subsidy Economy – Exploring Bold Initiatives For Economic Recovery In Nigeria”.

    Msgr. Prof. Obiora Ike and Mr. Emeka Mba, CEO of Afia TV & Radio and a former Director General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission have both been named as Co-Chairmen of the event. 

    While The Rt. Rev. Dennis O. Mark (Methodist Bishop of Awkunanaw Diocese) will be the Spiritual Father of the Day, HRM Igwe Godwin N. Madu, JP (Mbaogu 11 of Mbaogu Kingdom & Ezeala 111 of Achi) and HRH Igwe Barr. R.S.N Ezeh (Chairman, Enugu North Traditional Rulers Council) will be the Royal Fathers of the Day.

    Awards will be presented by Hon. Uchenna Ejim (Executive Chairman, Nkanu West LGA) and a discourse to commemorate the 74th Anniversary of the Coal Miners Massacre will also be held, to be led by Historian, Dr. Ferdi Anikwe. 

    Official partners of the event are: Odengene Airshuttle Services Limited, OPEANS Nigeria Limited, 9th Holdings Nigeria Limited, Human Development Center and Darah Brand.

    Others are Media: Afia TV, AnchorNews and CEO Media. 

    The event will be streamed live across social media networks; Facebook, Youtube, Zoom, Google Meet and interested attendees are to reserve their seats through https://forms.gle/bu39fnMAUo9fdnr76

  • Historian, Ferdi Anikwe to lead exposé on commemoration of Coal Miners Massacre at 3rd Frontier Discourse Public Lecture and Awards

    Historian, Ferdi Anikwe to lead exposé on commemoration of Coal Miners Massacre at 3rd Frontier Discourse Public Lecture and Awards

    Pacesetter Frontier Magazine, organisers of the Frontier Discourse Annual Public Lecture Series and Awards have revealed that the third edition of the Public Lecture will feature the commemoration of the 74th anniversary of the massacre of coal miners in Enugu by Dr. Ferdinand Anikwe.

    This was disclosed in a terse statement released in Enugu by the Acting Editor in Chief of the magazine, Daberechukwu Egbo.

    According to the statement, Egbo said the essence of remembering the sad incident was to educate young Nigerians, who make up a majority of guests at the public lecture and awards, and who may not have known of the occurrence of such incident 74 years ago.

    She noted that the incident was one of the precursors to the call for independence in pre-independence Nigeria. 

    The statement reads “One of the identities of Enugu is the presence of coal reserves which have been mined since the early nineties, the reason Enugu State is called the coal city.

    “Enugu has a sculpted image around that most persons do not know the story behind. Filling up this lacuna in history is what we hope to achieve by commemorating the massacre of the coal miners who protested their bad working conditions, demanding a better welfare for workers, a move that eventually led to their deaths.

    “The incident happened on November 18, 1949 and incidentally, this year’s lecture is billed for November 18. So, at the board, we decided that it will be worthwhile to call the sacrifices of these heroes to remembrance, which was one of the earliest signals of the quest for self governance and independence from colonialists by Nigerians. 

    “We will honour their memories by awarding and designating the incident with the ‘Most Significant Event of the Era’ award and a brief discourse on what actually transpired will be handled by renowned Historian and Scholar, Ozo Ferdinand Anikwe, Phd”, Egbo said. 

    On November 18, 1949, over 21 coal miners were brutally massacred and more than 50 others injured by the British colonialists for daring to protest their poor working and living conditions and racial discrimination.

  • JUST IN: 2022 Frontier Discourse Annual Public Lecture Series and Awards to hold in Enugu; voting begins early September

    JUST IN: 2022 Frontier Discourse Annual Public Lecture Series and Awards to hold in Enugu; voting begins early September

    One year after the debut of the Frontier Discourse Annual Public Lecture Series and Awards of The Pacesetter Frontier Magazine, the Magazine is set to hold its second edition (Frontier Discourse 2.0) in 2022.

    Frontier Discourse 2.0, which is billed to hold in Enugu, was birthed in 2021 as part of the contributions of The Pacesetter Frontier Magazine to having a sane, orderly and just society, one that her citizens can be proud of. It also serves as a means of appreciating the contributions of eminent and outstanding individuals to building this kind of society.

    In a statement released by the Associate Editor, Uchechukwu Lawrencia, on behalf of the editorial board and host organizing committee, she stated that voting will commence, all other things being equal, on September 10.

    “The Awards traditionally begin with nominations of respected Nigerians into different categories, done by the editorial board of the magazine. These nominations are made public and eventual Awardees emerge based on the number of votes cast per nominee in their respective categories.

    “In the maiden edition, we had seven award categories, however, the board has approved the addition of new categories.

    “The total categories are Youth Icon, Business Personality, Lifetime Achievement, Woman of the Time, Frontier Person, Public Servant of the Year, Media Personality of the Year, Governor of the Year, Humanitarian Service and Literary Icon of the Year awards.

    “Voting will commence, all other things being equal, on September 10, 2022, through a voting process that would be made available to the public, and the voting is entirely free”, she said.

    Uchechukwu also noted that just like in the maiden edition, the board will exclude some categories from the voting poll. She also noted that the ‘Most Significant Event of the Year’ category was excluded due to the lack of events to fit in, in the year in focus.

    The Pacesetter Frontier Magazine is a privately owned, quarterly published, multimedia, multi-connect, cosmopolitan, print and online magazine established in 2020 and based in Enugu with a market audience and base cutting across the Southeast and Southsouth geopolitical zones.

    Her interests cut across multiple sectors from Politics, News, Economy, Religion and Education to Lifestyle, Culture, Women, Health, Events, etc. Her editions are the Easter, Democracy, Independence and Christmas/New Year editions.

    The maiden edition had ‘Mental Power at the Mercy of Political Will; Nigerian Politics and Its Conscious Play to Ignorance’ as its topic.

    The political class, captains of industry, religious leaders, students and representatives of the civil society were part of the guests in the maiden edition.

  • Former Minister for Information, Frank Nweke II to Chair the Frontier Discourse Annual Public Lecture Series and Awards

    Former Minister for Information, Frank Nweke II to Chair the Frontier Discourse Annual Public Lecture Series and Awards

    As the November 13, 2021 date of The Pacesetter Frontier Magazine’s Annual Public Lecture Series and Awards dubbed Frontier Discourse gets closer, a former Minister for Information, Frank Nweke II will Chair the auspicious event.

     

    Frank Nweke II, also known as Okeifufe, has more than 15 years proven leadership experience at both State and Federal government levels and well over 20 years of same in the private sector of the economy. An expert in the administration of human resources, and brand strategist per excellence in both the public and private sector, he has built a strong foundation in public administration and public management over time, from high-level leadership roles in the public service as well as from education at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, the Aspen Institute, Colorado and University of Maiduguri.

     

    Frank has remained above board in all the private and public sector roles that he has occupied, and is today, regarded as one of the few highly respected public servants in Nigeria. The recognition of his intellect, dedication to duty and personal integrity as the Chief of Staff to the Governor of Enugu State from 2001-2003 led to his appointment in 2003 as a Federal Minster by President Olusegun Obasanjo in the Intergovernmental Affairs, Special Duties and Youth Affairs portfolio, making him one of the youngest members of the Nigerian Federal Cabinet in which he served. He was to be later appointed as a Minister for Information and Communications in 2005. Prior to being the Chief of Staff to the Governor he was the Resident Consultant on Economic Affairs. He currently sits on the boards of some of Nigeria’s leading companies for the similar considerations.

    In February, 2009, Frank was appointed the Director-General of Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), with a long list of achievements credited to him. The Nigerian Economic Summit Group was founded in 1996 as a platform for public-private sector cooperation on Nigeria’s economic development.

    Frank has to his compliments two Masters degree, Masters in Public Policy and Administration and Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University Kennedy School of Government and University of Maiduguri, Nigeria respectively. His first degree was in Zoology from University of Maiduguri where he graduated with a second class upper division in 1989.

     

    In 2020, he was elected as the President of Harvard Kennedy School Alumni Association of Nigeria (HKSAAN).

    Other key players in the Frontier Discourse are His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the Executive Governor of Enugu State as the Chief Guest of Honor, Mr. Oseloka Obaze as the Keynote Speaker, His Excellency, Distinguished Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Fmr. Deputy President of the Senate and Senator representing Enugu West Senatorial Zone as the Special Guest of Honor and one of the Discussants, including Hon. Steve Oruruo. Others are HRH Igwe Kenneth Orizu III (Obi of Otolo & Igwe of Nnewi), HRH Igwe Lawrence Agubuzu (Chairman, Enugu State Traditional Rulers Council) and HRH Eze Igwesi O. Igwesi (Eze Obuoffia & Igwe Omuoha) as the Royal Fathers of the Day and His Grace, the Most Revd. E.O Chukwuma as the Spiritual Father of the Day. His Excellency, Fmr. Governor Okwesilieze Nwodo is also tipped to be one of the Special Guests of Honor.