Anthony Cardinal Okogie Foundation lecture holds October 12

All is set for the staging of the 16th edition of the Anthony Cardinal Okogie Foundation Annual Lecture which comes up on Thursday, October 12, 2023.
The event which was hitherto held at St Agnes Catholic Church, Maryland, will hold this year at Our Mother of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The annual lecture was established in honour of His Eminence, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, the Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos. It offers a public platform for the intellectual engagement by major stakeholders on critical issues concerning the well-being and transformation of the country.
According to a release signed by the Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Sir Lawrence Ojemen, KSM, the theme for this year is, ”The ‘Japa’ Phenomenon: Implications for National Development and the Christian Faith.”
The Guest Speaker is a renowned Communication expert, Prof Chris Ogbechie.
The Okogie Foundation, now in its 16th year, also serves as a platform to raise funds for the academic sponsorship of indigent but brilliant students in our society
This year’s edition is being organized by the Catholic Confraternity of Christian Fathers (CCCF) and Confraternity of Christian Mothers (LACCM), Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos.