Anthony Kila delivers Mbaise Colloquium lecture Friday
Jean Monnet Professor of Strategy and Development, Anthony Kila, will deliver this year’s Mbaise People’s Congress (MPC) annual colloquium on Friday, August 14, 2026, focusing on education as a driver of development for the Mbaise people and Nigeria at large.
Kila, who is also Director-General of the Centre for International Advanced Professional Studies (CIAPS), Lagos, and Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Michael and Cecilia Ibru University (MCIU), will speak on the topic: “Education as the bedrock for the development of a people, a society and a nation: The case of the University of Mbaise.”
The event, themed “Mbaise Strategic Advancement,” holds at Eziala Hall, Eziala Road, Eke Nguru, Mbaise, by 11:00am.
Kila is the author of Crucial Cs Around D: The Disciplines of Decision-Making and Leadership. He is a jurist, political economist, strategist, policy analyst, and essayist, and serves as director at the Institute of the Commonwealth, as well as International Director of Studies at the European Centre for Advanced and Professional Studies.
He is a regular commentator on the BBC and a columnist for the Independent, Telegraph, Europa, and Panorama, with articles and essays published across various other outlets.
Kila was educated in Cambridge, London, Perugia, and Suffolk, earning a first-class degree in political economy before specialising in political anthropology, law, management, and public policy. He has taught at institutions in Cambridge, Ipswich, Lagos, Lecce, London, Perugia, and Siena.
His corporate background includes work as a banker in the City of London, alongside a career as a project and management consultant. He is recognised as an authority in internationalisation and joint ventures, having contributed to numerous international projects, and currently serves on several boards across aviation, agriculture, finance, healthcare, ICT, media, public affairs, and security.
Chief Barr. Success Obioma Akagburuonye of Akaraugo Ndi Igbo will chair the occasion, while Dr Patrick C. Korie will serve as discussant.
Hon. Matthew Nwogu, member representing Ahiazu Mbaise/Ngor Okpala Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, is Special Guest of Honour, alongside Chief Patricia Ozioma Standioka, Managing Director of Mehe Chizzya Pat. Ltd, Abuja.
Royal Fathers of the Day are HRH Eze Mike Oriji, Chairman of the Mbaise Council of Traditional Rulers, and HRM Dr Patrick Chinedu Acholonu, Igwe XII of Orlu. Surv. Joe Anosike, President-General of Ezuruezu Mbaise, is Chief Host.
Organisers say the colloquium is part of MPC’s efforts “Towards a Greater Mbaise” through dialogue, policy engagement, and community-driven development initiatives.
