ROLL CALL OF DIGNITARIES AT AFAC 2010

AFAC Expo 2010 was graced by several important dignitaries. They include the following:
• His Excellency, the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria ably represented by Navy Captain, Omoniyi Caleb Olubolade rtd - Honourable Minister of Special Duties.
• The Honourable Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed.
• The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Alhaji Sheidu Ozigis, OON, mni ably represented by Gambo Dori.
• The Chairman, Senate Committee on Culture and Tourism, Senator Dahiru Bako Gassol.
• The Chairman, House Committee on Culture and Tourism, Rt. Hon. KGB Oguakwa (HSR).
• The Hon. Minister of State Foreign Affairs, Dr. Aliyu Idi Hong.
• The Commissioner for Human Development and Gender, Dr. Adrienne Diop of the ECOWAS Commission ably represented by Ruby David
• The Chairman Governing Board, National Council for Arts and Culture, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, OFR
• The Director-General, National Troupe of Nigeria
• The Legal Adviser, FMTC & NO - Alhaji I. H. Dikko
• The Director of Culture - FMTC & NO - Nkanta George Ufot
• The Director of Tourism, FMTC & NO - Johnson Odekina
• The Honourable Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Kogi State - Mr. O. E. Akpata
• The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment, Plateau State, Hajiya Zainab Jibrin
• The Director Arts and Culture, FCT - Hajiya Nana Sokwa
• The Executive Director, History and Culture Bureaux, Jigawa State, Alhaji Daniya Uba Ringim
• The Executive Director, Katsina State History and Culture Bureaux, Alhaji Tijjani Abu Umar.
• Former Executive Director, Niger State Council for Arts and Culture - Alhaji Ndagana Kinbokun

And . . . the High Commissioners came calling too —
• The High Commissioner of Namibia - HE Mr. Daniel Smith
• The Acting High Commissioner of Trinidad and Tobago - Mr. Colin Connelly
• The High Commissioner/Head of Delegation of Cameroon - Ambassador Salahe Dine Abbas Ibrahima
• The representative Niger Republic Embassy - Mayana Suleman
• The Ambassador of Chad Republic - Mahamat Habib Dutum
• The French Ambassador to Nigeria
• The Second Secretary/Press Attache Sierra Leon High Commission
the media was not left out either . . . . . .
• Nigeria Television Authority (NTA)
• Africa Independent Television (AIT)
• The Guardian Newspapers
• Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (Radio Nig. Network)
• Vanguard Newspapers
• Nigerian Tribune
• Champion Newspapers
• Business World
• The Compass
• Ray Power
• Daily Triumph
• The Source
• DBN TV
• News Agency of Nigeria
• Daily Independent
• Leadership Newspaper
• Africa’s People’s Voice
• Daily Trust
• Voice of Nigeria
• The Abuja Inquiry
• Africa Independent Times
• The Punch
• Business Day
• Peoples Daily
• National Chronicle
• Reality Magazine
• The Summit