Awolowo Foundation’s memorial lecture to hold March 6
The Obafemi Awolowo Foundation has said this year’s edition of its annual Obafemi Awolowo Memorial Lecture will hold on Friday, March 6. The lecture will start at 10 a.m. at
The Obafemi Awolowo Foundation has said this year’s edition of its annual Obafemi Awolowo Memorial Lecture will hold on Friday, March 6.
The lecture will start at 10 a.m. at the historic Efunyela Hall, Ikenne, Ogun State.
The theme of this year’s lecture is: “Politics as Future-Making: Awolowo and Leadership as Theory of Action.”
In a statement, the foundation’s Executive Director, Ambassador Olatokunbo Awolowo-Dosumu, noted that this year’s theme is significant in light of the pressing need for visionary and ethical leadership across Africa.
The lecture, she said, seeks to interrogate and illuminate the enduring relevance of former Western Region’s Premier, Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s political philosophy, particularly his conception of leadership as purposeful, disciplined, and anchored in social transformation.
The event, the statement said, will be chaired by elder statesman, diplomat, and former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, GCON, GCVO, CFR, whose lifelong commitment to principled public service mirrors the values the foundation upholds.
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The guest lecturer is a distinguished scholar, public intellectual, and Presidential Penn Compact Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, United States of America, Professor Wale Adebanwi.
Professor Adebanwi is widely respected for his penetrating scholarship on African politics, governance, and leadership, and is expected to deliver a thought-provoking address that situates Awolowo’s ideas within contemporary debates about statecraft, democratic responsibility, and national development.
The Obafemi Awolowo Memorial Lecture is an annual flagship programme of the foundation, established to sustain rigorous engagement with the ideas, values, and public policy legacy of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
Over the years, the lecture series has attracted eminent scholars, statesmen, professionals, and members of the public across the world who are committed to the advancement of democratic governance, social justice, and human development in Nigeria and beyond.
