Dana Air has been announced as official airline of the House Representatives 2016 Legislative Summit on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) billed to hold at the National Assembly complex, Abuja, on November 22 to 23, with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo expected as the distinguished guest of honour.
This year’s summit with the theme ‘Understanding and Stimulating Legislative Roles and Responsibility in Achieving the Sustainable Goals in Nigeria,’ is a two-day summit organised in partnership with 1st DevHub Nigeria and other relevant international development and SDGs advocates.
Reacting on the choice of the airline, Obi Mbanuzuo, accountable manager of Dana Air, said: “We are proud to have been announced as choice airline for this year’s summit, and as always, we will give our best to provide a comfortable and hitch-free flight services to all the delegates.”
Christina Ude, consultant to the House Committee on the SDGs and team lead, expressed delight at the partnership and that “the world today is more interconnected than ever before and the SDGs can only be realised with a strong commitment to national and global partnership.”
On his submission, Kenneth Nwokoro, 1st DevHub Nigeria’s senior partner and coordinator of the summit, said, “this year’s summit is focused on improving legislators’ understanding of the SDGs and how their roles impact on the attainment of the goals in Nigeria.”
Thomas Gass, United Nations assistant secretary general for Economic and Social Affairs is confirmed as the keynote speaker, while Kevin Urama, a professor, working with the African Development Bank, Abidjan, will chair the event, he said.
