Tuesday 24 November 2009

CHOGM-TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO


NEWLY ELECTED NIDOE BOT MEMBERS
Dear Nidoe UK South members,

following the Nidoe Annual General Meeting and election into the Board of Trustee elections that took place on saturday the 14th of november 2009 in Paris, France, the following individuals have been elected into the BOT Nido European level. The Executive Committee of Nidoe UK South chapter congratulate them all and wish them all a sucessful tenure.


Chairman - Mr. Alistair Soyode UK
Vice-Chair - Dr. George A. Manuwuike Ukraine
General Secretary - Mr. Benson Osawe UK
Asst. Gen. Secretary - Mr. Philip Ebalu Switzerland
Financial Officer - Mr. Felix Nwabuko UK
Treasurer - Mr. Kalu Okoroafor France
EU Relationship Officer - Ms. Lola Visser-Mabogunje Netherlands
PR & Media Officer - Ms. Stephania A.A. Alofuokhai Ghogomu Germany
Social, Welfare, and Event Officer - Dr. Ezechi Chukwu Italy

The attendance of the AGM in Paris was representative of the 19 chapters of NIDOE.

Moreover, in attendance were the following representatives of the Federal Government:
Nigerian High Commissioner to the Court of St James’s - represented by Mr. G. A. Zakari (Minister/Head of Trade & Economic Affairs);
Nigerian Ambassador to Switzerland – represented by Mr. Ifeanyi Nwosu (Minister/Head of Chancery);
Nigerian Ambassador to BELUX and to the European Union, His Excellency, Ambassador Usman Baraya;
Nigerian Ambassador to France - represented by Mr A. Aliyu (Consul) and Mr. S. S. Yusuf (Minister - Political)
Ambassador Joseph Ayalogu, the Grand Patron of NIDOE.

Other Nigerian Ambassadors, including Ambassador Ibrahim Kasai of Ukraine and Ambassador Dr. N. N. Akanbi to the Netherlands, who were unavoidably absent, sent in their Goodwill Messages to the gathering.

All the dignitaries commended the efforts of the Electoral Committee and the electorate for a job well-done and the maturity, with which the planning and the execution of the whole amount of complex operations that went into the conduct of the elections were carried out. They all wished the newly elected BoT success in all her endeavour.

Oluyinka Ajibade
General Secretary
Nidoe UK south











Independence Square in Port of Spain.
Entertainers in Port of Spain

Port of spain -Trinidad and Tobago

Briefing
A media logistics briefing will take place tomorrow (Tuesday 24th November) on the sixth floor of the International Finance Centre (IFC) building in Port of Spain at 12 o’clock (midday).• Eduardo del Buey, Conference Spokesperson, and Reah Rooplal, Head of Communications at Trinidad and Tobago’s National Secretariat, will address the media at this briefing.
Accreditation passes
There has been a change of plan regarding the collection of accreditation passes. In an earlier email I stated that passes should be collected on arrival at Piarco International Airport. That is no longer the case. Instead, you will be driven from the airport by shuttle bus, to the National Stadium, where you will collect your pass. The shuttle bus will then take you on to the Caribbean Princess cruise liner.
If you are staying at a different location you will need to arrange transport from the National Stadium to your hotel.
Kind regards,Tom BairdLocal number: 001 868 733 6404