Peter Obi to address Nigerians, Canadians on governance in Toronto

Coalition of Nigerian Canadian Interest Groups (CONCIG), a network of Nigerian, Canadian socio-economic and good governance organisations based in Canada will be hosting the presidential candidate of Labour Party in the last general elections and former Governor of Anambra State, Mr  Peter Obi, to a town hall meeting in Toronto, Canada on May 3.

Obi will be the keynote speaker among other guests, mainly Nigerians and Canadians in the public sector.

The CONCIG maiden event is part of the group’s efforts at initiating collaboration between Canadian and Nigerian governments towards good governance and building a better world for the future.

The network of over 20 socio-economic associations in North America is initiating collaborations between the Canadian and Nigerian political stakeholders as part of their efforts to advocate good governance in Nigeria and Canada around the globe.

The coalition Lead, Vwede Obahor, said the collaboration became necessary as part of many initiatives the coalition was rolling out to add value to Nigeria and Canada’s democratic dispensation and polity.

“As Nigerians residing in Canada, we want to be part of nation building in Canada and in our country of origin in bringing some select Nigerian business and political players to come and have an interaction with political stakeholders in Canada. This, we believe, will go a long way to not only forge some high-level engagements and relationship which Canada and Nigeria needs thereby engendering opening areas of socio-economic benefits between Nigeria and Canada,” he said.

He said that with Nigerians going through uncertain times both economically and security, engaging in conversations, which may lead to accountable, responsive, and strategic deliberate good governance to revitalise the economic situation, tackle insecurity, and upgrade the health sector were among factors that inspired the idea of the town hall meeting.

“Our initiative to have this town hall meeting with Peter Obi as the keynote speaker is due to his constant expression on the need to reduce the cost of governance, which alludes in many ways to the kind of governance we experience here in Canada. The coalition will also be inviting other respected policymakers in Nigeria to interact with Nigerians in diaspora and engage with some government officials in Canada to build an alliance that will be beneficial to Nigeria and Canada”, coordinator to the coalition, Fabian Nwaoha, said.

Peter Obi will be speaking on the theme, ‘Capacity Building and Inclusiveness in Governance.”