(PRESS STATEMENT)
AANI HOLDS 45TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ON SATURDAY 28TH JUNE 2025, AT NIPSS KURU, JOS
The Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) will hold its 45th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday, 28th June 2025, at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos, Plateau State.
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. and is expected to bring together an illustrious gathering of all members, including top public officials, security chiefs, royal fathers, and members of the Institute’s alumni drawn from across the country.
This year’s AGM is particularly significant, as it coincides with the election of a new National Executive Committee that will steer the affairs of the Association for the next two years.
As a community of policy and strategy professionals committed to national transformation, the AGM provides a timely platform for critical reflections on AANI and its strategic role in advancing national development.
Prominent members such as His Excellency, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum mni FNSE, Executive Governor of Borno State, the Honourable Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar CON mni and the Sultan of Sokoto and Chairman of AANI’s Heritage Council, His Eminence Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III CFR mni, are expected at the AGM.
Also expected are the Chief of Army Staff, Nigerian Army, Lieutenant General OO Oluyede mni, Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack mni, Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed A Audi mni, heads of various security agencies, Permanent Secretaries, and heads of departments and agencies, amongst others.
Other members from the military, police, security agencies, the private sector, civil society, and academia will all converge at the meeting to discuss matters of national interest and the advancement of the Association.
The AGM programme will feature an address by the AANI President, Ambassador Emmanuel Obi Okafor, mni, and a speech by the Executive Governor of Plateau State, His Excellency, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang.
Keynote lecture by Professor Okey Ikechukwu, mni, who is a Professor of Strategic Management and Human Capital Development, Executive Director, Development Specs Academy and Senior Fellow, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.
This will be followed by an interactive session and presentation of goodwill messages.
Members will then move into plenary deliberations covering the review and adoption of minutes of the previous AGM, presentation of financial and audit reports, and discussions on matters arising, constitutional amendments, and other strategic updates.
In line with its motto: “Towards a Better Society”, AANI continues to play an important role in shaping policy, promoting unity and contributing to Nigeria’s development through advice, advocacy and strategic engagement on policy matters.
The 45th AGM promises to be another landmark in this noble journey, and all members of the Institute are enjoined to attend and participate fully in the deliberations.
You are please requested to disseminate this information to the public through your medium, and also send your reporter and cameraman to cover this important event.
Thank you for your kind cooperation.
E-Signed:
Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman (rtd) mni fnipr
AANI National Publicity Secretary.
Thursday, 26th June 2025
