By Joyce Remi-Babayeju
The Senate, President, Godswill Akpabio; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; a former Minister of Information and Communication, Frank Nweke Jr. Tuesday will on July 25 join other dignitaries at the public presentation of Omoniyi Ibietan’s book on Cyber Politics.
Omoniyi Ibietan is the head of media relations at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
Senate President God’swill Akpabio and Mr. Abass both special guests of honour will attend the event which will hold at the main auditorium of the Communications and Digital Economy Complex, Mbora District.
According to Premium Times publishers of Cyber Politics , in a preview of the book noted that it is adjudged to have an interesting universe that uses the Nigerian election to determine how social media communication influences a cocktail of “five electoral totems: voting behavior, the social and demographic correlation, comparative social media network regarding the effectiveness of influences, motivation of social media influencers, and stimulus-response likely to enhance the quality of electoral democracy.
The book, “Cyber Politics: Social Media, Social Demography and Voting Behavior in Nigeria”, has been described as a classic offering with significant implications for political communication scholarship and practice, Premium Times stated.
Meanwhile, Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission, will officially do the Book presentation.
While Editor-in- Chief of Leadership Newspaper, Azubuike Ishiekwene will review the 460-page book, spread over 12 chapters.
The event will also feature a panel discussion to dissect the interface of politics and social technology, how they shaped the last two general elections in Nigeria, and the possible implications of cyber politics in future elections.
Mr. Frank Nweke, the Enugu State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the last elections, will chair the event. The book’s author was Mr Nweke’s special assistant on media during his ministerial term.
Other dignitaries expected at the event are the immediate past Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo (rtd); the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman; the founder of Agora Policy Think Tank and former Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Waziri Adio; the Executive Director, Center for Democracy and Development, Idayat Hassan; the Chief Executive Officer, Premium Times Group, Dapo Olorunyomi; the Deputy Dean, School of Postgraduate School, Baze University, Prof Abiodun Adeniyi; and the Executive Director, CARE International, Dr Hussaini Abdu.
