The Alumni Association of Nigeria Institute (AANI) has called on the federal government to adopt policies developed by study groups of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) ,Jos.
Ambassador Emmanuel Obi Okafor, President of AANI stated this at the Presidential dinner in honour of Senior Executive Course (SEC) 45/2023 of the NIPSS in Abuja.
The presidential dinner organised by AANI followed the presentation of their research findings on “Industrialisation, Energy Security, and Climate Change: Issues, Challenges, and Prospects” to President Bola Tinubu, who is the convener.
The event was in recognition of the academic achievements of the participants who were trained in the rudiments of policies and strategies.
Amb. Obi, said the new members were being celebrated for researching on an important and unique study on climate change that would add value to national development.
He said the institute, which was established since 1979, had turned out remarkable research materials that had helped the country to develop.
He said the institute had produced wonderful personalities including two presidents, adding that the dinner was a celebration of new set of graduate that would add value to nation building.
“We thank you and congratulate you once again for going through these rudiments for the past eight months,” he said.
Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammed Abubakar, represented by the special assistant (technical), Maj.-Gen. Ahmed Jibril (rtd), congratulated the graduating participants for successfully going through the rigor of policy and strategic studies.
Badaru also congratulated the institute for sustaining the standard and keeping to the tradition where adults, parents, grandparents and children come together for a whole year to be taught by highly experienced professors.
Chairman of the occasion and former president of AANI, Muhammed Abubakar, urged the participants to bring out their best during the presentation of the research papers to the president on Friday.
Director-General of NIPSS, Prof. Ayo Omotayo, said the dinner was an important event to celebrate the graduation of the participants that would take place today in Kuru, Jos.
