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5th SESSION OF THE BRITISH AFRICAN DIASPORA CONFERENCE HELD AT THE GRAND COMMITTEE CHAMBER, HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, WESTMINSTER, LONDON

AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BY SENATOR BOLA AHMED TINUBU

"LEADERSHIP, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE PEOPLE", BY SENATOR BOLA AHMED TINUBU, NATIONAL LEADER ACTION CONGRESS OF NIGERIA.BEING A PAPER DELIVERED AT THE GRAND BALLROOM, WESTMINSTER HALL, HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT, LONDON AS PART OF CONFERENCE CONVENED BY THE BRITISH AFRICAN DIASPORA CONFERENCE. JUNE 10TH, 2013

PROTOCOL

I am honoured to be with you in the House of Commons for this is a house of democracy. It can be said that modern representative democracy was born inside these walls. Three and one-quarter centuries ago, England underwent the Glorious Revolution.

The Glorious Revolution was a complex happening, with religious considerations playing as large a role as political factors. The Glorious Revolution permanently shifted the balance of power from the monarch to the elected representatives of the people. In this land, the primacy of the monarchy was altered.

4TH SESSION OF THE BRITISH AFRICAN DIASPORA CONFERENCE HELD AT THE GRAND COMMITTEE CHAMBER, HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT WEST MINSTER, LONDON

SPEECH BY
GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI, GCFR
AT THE BRITISH AFRICA DIASPORA CONFERENCE,
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM,
TUESDAY, 5TH MARCH 2013

Protocols

1. May I thank the organizers for inviting me and my associates to this conference which, if I may say so, is growing in influence by the day. The presence of many Nigerians and distinguished Britons on these historic premises testifies to the importance and to the high expectations of this occasion. At the end of today’s proceedings many of us hope to have a better understanding of our problems and perhaps identify more effective solutions to those problems.
2. My contribution today is based on reflection and practical observation rather than on studious research or scholarly presentation. It is a soldier’s and politician’s broad observations on democracy and economic development in my country, Nigeria.

A REPORT OF THE 3RD SESSION OF THE BRITISH AFRICAN DIASPORA CONFERENCE HELD AT PORTCULLIS HOUSE, BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS, WESTMINSTER, LONDON

THEME: ‘EFFECTIVE OPPOSITION PARTY AND SUSTAINABLE DEMOCRACY’.

The 3rd series of the British African Diaspora conference on Nigeria which took place at Portcullis House, British Parliament reviewed the role of Nigeria’s opposition party in a nation where there seems to be a growing call for good governance and sustainable democracy. The conference saw the Nigeria Diaspora community in the United Kingdom, African diplomatic corps, Nigerian professionals; friends of Nigeria and relevant Stakeholders converge at Macmillan room, Portcullis House of the revered British Parliament for a lively interactive and stimulating deliberation on Nigeria’s political development tagged “Effective Opposition In Sustainable Democracy”.