All is now set for the April 10, 2014 dinner of the Nigerian Guild of Editors to raise N850 million for its secretariat complex.
The event, billed for the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, has President Goodluck Jonathan as the Distinguished Guest of Honour, and all the state Governors as Special Guests.
A former Governor of Lagos State and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is Special Guest of Honour at the event, which will be chaired by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Senator Prof. Jibril Aminu.
Former Ogun State Governor, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, will deliver the Keynote Address,
while the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, is the Chief Host.
Already, many governors and captains of industry have indicated their willingness to be physically present at the epochal fund raising ceremony.
Restating the need for eminent Nigerians and corporate organizations to support the project, the President of the Guild, Femi Adesina, said the proposed Editors’ Plaza will greatly improve the practice of journalism in the country as up-to-date facilities will be at the disposal of top professionals in the field to make them compete globally.
“With the planned ICT centre and training and retraining packages planned, we can only compete with the best,” Adesina stressed.
The eight floor plaza will house offices and training facilities that will be open to all journalists.
