Foursquare Overseer, Aboyeji, Bakare, Debola Deji-Kurunmi Unite For 2024 Wilson Yinka Badejo Lecture

The Wilson and Yinka Badejo Foundation 17th annual public lecture, now called Wilson And Yinka Badejo Memorial Lecture, will be held on Wednesday August 7 2024 at the main hall of Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIA), Victoria Island, Lagos, with the theme, ‘Cultivating Culture of Dialogue: Nurturing Understand­ing in a Culturally and Socially Diverse Nation’.

According to the organisers of the lecture, the keynote Speaker for the 2024 lecture is Dr. Tunde Bakare, the Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Church, La­gos, and the Convener, Save Ni­geria Group, while Mrs. Debola Deji-Kurunmi (DDK), an author, public policy advisor, and motiva­tional speaker will be the opening speaker, with, Rev. Sam Aboyeji, General Overseer, Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria as Fa­ther of the Day.

WYBF, which was started in 2007 by the late founders Rev. Dr. Wilson Adebogun, and his wife, Rev. (Mrs.) Yinka Anike Badejo, has the vision to put smiles on people’s faces, especially the oppressed, the less privileged and those who are displaced due to the country’s eco­nomic equilibrium.

Its annual lecture has also been a platform for respected scholars, ac­ademicians, diplomats, boardroom players, and other professionals to discuss and chart a new course for Nigeria’s future.

Since the death of the found­ers in 2021, the foundation’s Board of Trustees has resolved to immortalise and continue the vision and legacies of the found­ers with the 15th annual lecture held in 2022, with the theme, ‘Overcoming the Twin Challenge of Poverty and Insecurity in Ni­geria Way Forward’, delivered by Prof Eghosa E Osaghae, the DG, NIA and the 16th in

2023, with the theme, ‘Negoti­ating A Fairer Nigeria’, delivered by Dr. Osaren Emokpae, former BoT Chairman, WYBF and Chairman, Havilah Open-Door Group.

As part of activities of the 2024 annual lecture and in con­tinuation of the legacies of the founders by providing oppor­tunities for the educational advancement of brilliant dis­advantaged students through the award of scholarships and support arrangements, WYBF after a thorough screening exercise, has successfully se­lected some indigent students from various public higher in­stitutions of learning across the country to be given schol­arship awards.