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Building Democratic Local Governance in Nigeria: The Imperatives by Adebayo Olukoshi, UN African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP), Dakar, Senegal.

I feel highly honoured to be a speaker on this occasion of the 77th birthday of one of Professor Wole Soyinka and on the platform of the Soyinka Centre that is devoted to the worthy cause of investigative journalism. The life and example of Professor Soyinka has been an inspiration to at least three generations of Nigerians. I count myself among the legions of people in Nigeria, Africa and far beyond who have been inspired by him as much for the sheer power of his intellect and erudition as for the political commitments he has consistently stood for and the unalloyed courage he has always displayed – even in the face of personal danger.... Read more / Blog

 
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Building Democratic Local Governance in Nigeria: The Imperatives by Adebayo Olukoshi
Welcome address by Prof. Ropo Sekoni
Participatory Democracy and Political Accountability by Prof. Abubakar Momoh
Background To Local Government System In Nigeria by ALGON
 
 
 
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