The National Association of Political Correspondents 1990s, (NAPOC), will hold its inaugural Annual Lecture Series on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja.
With the theme; “The Legacy of Option A-4 and June 12 Election”, the inaugural NAPOC Lectures Series would focus on the legacy of Option A-4, and the modified open ballot system that was successfully deployed in the conduct of the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election that was globally adjudged as the freest and fairest in the history of Nigeria.
A statement by Deba Uwadiae, Chairman of the Coordinating Committee of the NALS, said that it was conceived to serve as a strategic platform for the exchange of productive ideas on how to advance Nigeria’s political culture and entrench good governance in the polity.
The statement said that the former Governor of Imo State, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, is expected to chair the inaugural lecture, with Dr. Dele Alake, Honourable Minister of Solid Minerals Development as Special Guest of Honor.
Also, the Guest Speakers include Prof. Tonnie Iredia, Chancellor, Tonnie Iredia University and former Director General of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), who was also Director, Public Affairs, National Electoral Commission (NEC) and Prof. Jideofor Adibe of Department of Political Science, Nasarawa State University, Keffi.
The statement further said that discussants at the lecture include HE Labaran Maku, former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State and ex-Minister of Information, Prof. Abiodun Adeniyi, Registrar of Baze University, Abuja and Dr. Emeka Nwosu, Consultant, ECOWAS Parliament, Abuja and Chairman, NAPOC Board of Trustees.
The National Association of Political Correspondents (NAPOC) was formed in 1988 by political journalists assigned to cover activities at the national headquarters of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), Onikan, Lagos and the two registered political parties namely the Social Democrat Party (SDP) and the National Republican Convention (NRC), at the dawn of the political transition programme of military President, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida.
Its mission was the promotion of political journalism in Nigeria through accurate reportage of political activities, the enhancement and upholding of high ethical standards and efficiency by members.
