CDD holds confab on Trump Presidency, Nigeria in Abuja

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD-West Africa) will on January 17 in Abuja hold an international conference themed: Trump Presidency and Nigeria. The Centre’s Director Idayat Hassan said in a statement on Monday  that the conference is to examine the implication of Trump’s ascendancy on Nigeria’s development agenda, the complex security challenges facing the […]

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD-West Africa) will on January 17 in Abuja hold an international conference themed: Trump Presidency and Nigeria.

The Centre’s Director Idayat Hassan said in a statement on Monday  that the conference is to examine the implication of Trump’s ascendancy on Nigeria’s development agenda, the complex security challenges facing the country, the growth of democracy in the country and the sub-region, the fate and welfare of Nigerians abroad, and her international relations among others.

“The Conference has become very important given serious concerns that the electoral victory of Donald Trump in the November 9, 2016 presidential election has raised amongst Americans and the international community,” Hassan said.

She said that apart from the European Union (EU) emergency meeting on what Trump’s victory means for an increasingly shaky trans-Atlantic alliance, there have been debates about the likely implication of the Trump government’s policy towards Africa and its implication on the world order.

According to her keynote address will be delivered by Prof. Bayo Olukoshi, the Regional Director of International IDEA, and contributions from renowned academia, policy analysts and development practitioners on the implication of Trump’s ascendancy to development in Nigeria and Africa.