Eminent Nigerians including the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, chairman of the Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers and Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar and Senator Adams Oshiomhole are expected to grace the  maiden edition of Prof. Emeka Umerah Annual Public Lecture.

The organiser, Comrade Eric Oluwole, told newsmen in Lagos that the dignitaries will assess the performance of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu since May 29 last year when he assumed office at the public forum to be held in Abuja.

He said the forum will be saddled with the responsibility of appraising how the policies and programmes of the administration have  impacted all sectors of the nation’s economy and the living standards of Nigerians in the last one year.

According to him, the forum that will be the first edition of the Prof Emeka Umerah Annual Public Lecture will discuss, “Nigeria yesterday, today and a prosperous future.”

Oluwole added that the forum shall make an objective assessment of the contributions of the administration in various activities towards the efforts to build a prosperous Nigeria which will cater for all the citizens without discrimination.

He said it will be a form of honour and solidarity with the Tinubu administration’s efforts towards achieving the campaign objectives as contained in the President’s 2023 Renewed Hope Policy Document.

“At the public forum, which will be the first of its kind in Nigeria under this dispensation, eminent Nigerians invited from across the commanding heights of the nation’s socio-economy, will brainstorm on the activities of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR

“They will assess the administration’s performance against the background of President Tinubu’s 2023 Renewed Hope Policy Document, a comprehensive and unique policy package meant to accelerate development in all sectors of the economy, and make life more abundant for all Nigerians irrespective of social status, place of origin or any other ephemeral and superficial differences.’’

“Also, they will examine the challenges confronting the administration, which were mainly inherited from the immediate former President Muhammadu Buhari administration and the cumulative problems of successive administrations.’’