Obasanjo to Chair African Bible Conference in October

A former Nigeria President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, will be the chairman of the African Biblical Leadership Initiative Conference (ABLI) to be hosted by the Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN) in October.

Mr Samuel Sanusi, a Pastor and General Secretary, Chief Executive Office of BSN, stated this at a news conference on Friday in Lagos.

Sanusi said that ABLI was birthed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at a special session of African Union prayer breakfast by African Heads of States and Governments in 2010.

He said that the aim of ABLI was to institute qualitative transformation of a nation through value-based leadership informed and inspired by biblical values.

The CEO added that the initiative also aim to raise a generation of principled leaders with honour, integrity, capacity, and competence.

He said that the ABLI Forum was a political and non-denominational and seeto bring about personal and cultural transformation through leadership that was informed and guided by biblical values.

According to him, the ABLI Conference has been held in 10 different African countries in the past and this time, Nigeria is hosting the 11th edition themed, “Value-Based Leadership: Model for Africa.”

He said the conference would be held at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Conference Centre, Abuja, from Oct. 21 to Oct. 24 from 9:00 a.m. daily at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Conference Centre, Abuja, from Oct. 21 to Oct. 24 from 9:00 a.m. daily.

“His Excellency, Chief Dr Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR, is the Chairman of the Conference, while Her Excellency, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, CON, First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, will be the Special Guest of Honour.

“Some other distinguished guests included Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd), Patron, BSN; Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, and Mr Nyesom Wike, Minister of the FCT as the Host.

“Delegates from all walks of life within and outside Africa, Europe, America, and Asia are expected at the event, including General Secretaries and CEOs of all African Bible Societies,” Sanusi said.

BSN makes the Word of God available and affordable for Nigerians to transform their lives positively.

They do this through Bible translation, publishing, distribution, organising life-transforming programmes and fund-raising to execute itsprogrammes.

The BSN is a member of the United Bible Societies, a world fellowship of over 150 National Bible Societies working to place God’s Word in the hands and hearts of the people they serve across 240 countries and territories of the world