The academic ambiance of Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja, is set to come alive on Wednesday, April 23, as it hosts a galaxy of national leaders and global minds at its 8th Inaugural Lecture in collaboration with Apollos University, Florida, USA.
Tagged:”Reinventing Leadership: Strategies for Organisational Re-engineering and Entrepreneurial Success”, the lecture will be delivered by Prof. (Barr.) Gabriel O.C. Okenwa, OFR, an eminent scholar and legal luminary, in the university’s ultra-modern New Multipurpose Hall at 12 noon.
Okenwa currently serves as the Executive Director, Administration at the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF)
The event is poised to be a melting pot of political, academic, legal, and business elites, with Vice President, His Excellency Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON, expected as Special Guest of Honour.
Other notable dignitaries expected include: Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, President, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, Prof. Pius Olarewaju, FCIB, National President of Papal Knights in Nigeria, Steve Adehi, SAN.
In an atmosphere expected to celebrate both intellectual rigour and cultural heritage, the ceremony will be chaired by His Excellency, Dr. Ikedi Ohakim, former Governor of Imo State.
The academic highlight will be followed by a Dinner Reception and the unveiling of Prof. Okenwa’s seventh book, “The Making of a Lawyer.” The unveiling will be conducted by Dame Dr. Adaora Umeoji, Group Managing Director/CEO of Zenith Bank Plc, alongside Barrister Seun Faleye, the Managing Directorof the NSITF.
Communities from Abia State are already mobilizing in large numbers to support their illustrious son, with traditional war and women dance troupes preparing to entertain guests in a cultural showcase expected to electrify the gathering.
With a rich mix of political leadership, corporate visionaries, legal minds, and cultural pride, this event promises to be a landmark moment in Nigeria’s academic and leadership discourse.
