The fourth edition of the Yemie Fash Online News Platform Interactive Session and Dinner will hold in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Sunday, with discussions expected to centre on Nigeria’s security challenges and the country’s future ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The event will feature a keynote lecture by a former Vice-Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Prof. Femi Mimiko, while Ondo State Governor, Dr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, is expected as the Special Guest of Honour.
According to the organisers, this year’s edition is themed, “The Security Challenge and the Future of Nigeria: Implications for National Development Ahead of the 2027 Elections,” and will bring together government officials, policymakers, security experts, traditional rulers, professionals, media practitioners, students and youth leaders.
The organisers said the annual gathering has grown into a platform for robust discussions on critical national issues, with participants expected to examine security, governance, economic development, education, healthcare, agriculture, digital economy, infrastructure and youth empowerment.
Also expected at the event are the Minister of Finance, Dr. Taiwo Oyedele; the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo; and the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, who will attend as guests of honour.
The organisers added that lawmakers, security chiefs, policy experts and technocrats would participate in panel sessions aimed at generating practical solutions to the country’s socio-economic and security challenges.
The programme is scheduled to hold at The Dome, Alagbaka, Akure, with the red carpet beginning at 1 p.m. and the main event commencing at 2 p.m.
They expressed optimism that the interactive session would foster partnerships and produce ideas capable of promoting national development, peaceful coexistence and a more secure Nigeria ahead of the next election cycle.