A former Chief of Defence Staff, Martin Luther Agwai, will on Thursday, in Abuja, chair a public session on terrorism and presentation of a book on President Muhammadu Buhari’s foreign policy.
Mr Agwai, a retired general and ex-deputy military adviser of the United Nations will preside over the lecture titled “Transnational Terrorism And Insurgency In The Sahel: Implications For National Security And Democratic Governance In The Region”.
The lecture will be delivered by Murtala Mormoni Bashir, commandant, National Defence College (NDC) and Above Water Warfare specialist. Mr Bashir is a rear admiral in the Nigerian Navy.
The lecture will be followed by a book presentation on the foreign policy of President Buhari.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, will grace the event as special guest of honour.
Organised by the leading foreign affairs think tank, the Society for International Relations Awareness, SIRA, the lecture, which is open to the public, will take place from 11 am at the National Defence College (NDC), Herbert Macaulay Way, Abuja.
The book will be reviewed by Aminu Ahmed Yusuf, an independent researcher on social movements and state building.