Wednesday, October 12, 2011

World Bank chief, Utomi, others for N/Delta confab


Vanguard
12 October 2011


Mr. Volker Treichel, World Bank lead economist, Development Economics Operations & Strategy, will speak at a conference organised for local government councils in the Niger Delta region.

The conference, on the theme Re-Energising Local Governance in the Niger Delta Region: Approaches that Work and Deliver, will also have Prof. Pat Utomi, former presidential aspirant and renowned manage-ment expert; Prof. Vincent Anigbogu, DG, Institute for National Transformation, as speakers.

The two-day conference will hold between November 29 and 30 in Port Har-court, Rivers State capital.

According to the organisers, Early Time News Company Ltd and Initiative for Public Policy Analysis, Lagos, the conference is expected to educate, inspire and drive job creation and entrepreneurship at the grassroots; enlighten administrators from the local councils in the development of partnerships with local communities, and in designing and implementation of development programmes.

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