Abaribe, Udenta, Aisha Yesufu, others to attend 5th Frontier Discourse Public Lecture in Abuja

Abaribe, Udenta, Aisha Yesufu, others to attend 5th Frontier Discourse Public Lecture in Abuja

By Jeffrey Agbo

The 5th Frontier Discourse Annual Public Lecture and Awards has been scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at the Nigerian National Merit Award House (Merit House), Maitama, Abuja, from 10:30a.m.

Organised by Pacesetter Frontier Magazine, Frontier Discourse was launched in 2021 as a platform to bridge the communication gap between African leaders and citizens. The initiative aims to foster public-private sector dialogue, review pressing policy issues, and celebrate individuals who have made impactful contributions to Africa’s development.

According to a statement issued by the Head of Southern Bureau of the magazine, Doris Ewoh, the event is expected to convene prominent figures from the government, civil society, private sector, and academia to engage in high-level discussions on national development and governance.

Named resource persons include the senator representing Abia South Senatorial District, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, who will chair the lecture, and the President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Comrade Alhassan Yahaya, who will serve as Co-chairman.

According to the organisers, this year’s edition will feature keynote lectures, panel discussions, and special segments.

Keynote speakers are Prof. Udenta O. Udenta, Founding National Secretary of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), and Dr. Ahmad Sajoh, former Adamawa State Commissioner for Information and Executive Director of the FutureNow Initiative.

Journalist and Founder of Empowered Newswire, Laolu Akande; Activist, Aisha Yesufu; Senior Special Assistant to Nigeria’s President on Foreign Affairs and Protocol, Ademola Oshodi; and Fiery Catholic Priest and Social Commentator, Fr. John Chinenye Oluoma (Fada Oluoma), are part of the panelists.

Ewoh revealed this year’s topic as “Politics of Convergence & Collisions: Navigating Power Struggle in Shaping Democracy.”

On the idea behind the topic, she emphasised that in 2013, the All Progressives Congress was born, chanting the idea of “Change” to oust the then-ruling party from power and take over.

“Fast forward to 2025, dissatisfied with the ruling All Progressives Congress, some politicians are beginning to converge and collide, replaying the cards of 2013 under the aegis of the African Democratic Congress.

“Our topic hopes to discuss this politics of convergence and collisions. We want to investigate the evolving journey of shaping Nigeria’s democracy through alternatives. Drawing from and referencing similar historical developments, our topic hopes to carefully connect the dots, weaving a web that will lead to where Nigeria presently is. It will question the sincerity of the promised utopia,” she said.