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Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, and Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, will  on February 25, lead other speakers in a discussion on the future of Nigeria, at the third annual lecture of Freedom Online newspaper.

Gabriel Akinadewo, managing director/editor-in-chief of the newspaper, said the event with the theme: “Nigeria: Foundation, Fundamentals, Future”, will take place at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.

Akinadewo said it is important to discuss about the country’s future, especially in an era of widespread insecurity.

“Nigeria’s political, economic and social fabric is disintegrating due to the foundation of the country and something urgent must be done,” he said.

“Insecurity does not recognise a Christian or Muslim, it has no respect for APC or PDP. The security situation is precarious. We must do a proper x-ray of the foundation of our security, our economy, our politics for Nigeria’s future to be secure.”

Among the expected  dignitaries are Gbenga Daniel, former governor of Ogun state; Olabode George, former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity.

Others are Caleb Olubolade, former minister of police affairs; Gani Adams, aare ona kankanfo of Yorubaland; Akinyemi Onigbinde, senior research fellow, Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Accra and Isah Mustapha, President, Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE).