The Management of LEADERSHIP
has announced the postponement of its annual conference and awards
following moves by the government to shift the election date against the
current of public opinion.
The management said it was compelled to postpone the awards after
three of its leading awardees indicated that they may be attending the
National Council of States meeting, which President Goodluck Jonathan
has purposely convened to shift the election date.
“Our awards have been known for their star quality. If three of the
star awardees – former president Olusegun Obasanjo, Governors Kashim
Shettima of Borno State and Tank Al-Makura of Nasarawa – may be
attending the council of state meeting on a matter of clear and present
danger to the nation, the responsible thing for us to do is to postpone
the awards,” a statement from the company said.
The statement apologised for the inconvenience caused the invitees, adding that a new date will be announced soon.
“We warned against a shift in the election date in our front page
comment of January 26. Though we consider the postponement of the
conference painful and unsettling, we consider it a price worth paying
as we stand with our star awardees and indeed the majority of Nigerians
united against the unwarranted attempt to tinker with the date,” the
statement said.
Management.
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