Dates : July 14-18, 2011 | Location : Abuja, Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria - The International Conference Center in Abuja, Nigeria, has hosted many prestigious events in the twenty years since the new federal capital was founded in 1991, but the eleventh stop on the UPF Founder’s Peace Tour 2011 on July 17 was surely one of the most memorable. A crowd of around 3,000, including more than 700 from overseas, was on hand to hear the UPF Founder Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon speak at length of God’s hope that Nigeria will become a model nation of peace and a beacon of light to all of Africa.
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Schedule
July 14, 2011
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Emcee Welcome Rev. Mwalagho Kililo - Secretary General, UPF-Africa
Interfaith Invocation Bishop Cleham Kings Degaya Sheikh Dr. Musa Mohammed
Opening Remarks Dr. Chang Shik Yang - Vice-Chair, UPF-International
Introduction to the “Legacy of Peace” Dr. Sun Jo Hwang - Senior Vice-Chair, UPF-International
Video Report Memorial Ceremony Mr. Tajeldin I. Hamad - Secretary General, UPF-International
Reflections Chief Segun Olusola - Chair, UPF-Nigeria Mrs. Kathy Rigney - UPF Special Envoy to Africa Mr. Tafewa Balewa - Son of Hon. Tafewa Balewa
Prayers of Rememberance Mr. Tafewa Balewa Rev. Emmanuel Zakwoyi
Founder’s Message Dr. Thomas G. Walsh, President, UPF-International
Closing Dr. Hee Sun Ji - Regional Chair, UPF-Africa
July 16
9:00 AM
Moderator Dr. Thomas G. Walsh President, Universal Peace Federation
Invocations Bishop Jorge Lindo Cambundo Audio Founder, The Prophetic Church of the Winner in the World
Dr. Hamdi Mohammed Murad Audio Co-founder, Jordanian Interfaith Co-existence Center; UPF Presiding Council
Plenary Speakers The Rt. Hon. Gabriel Messan Kodjo Audio Former Prime Minister, Togo
H.E. Turai Yar'Adua Audio Former First Lady, Nigeria
Hon. Telezya P.L. Huvisa Audio Minister, Office of the Vice-President, Tanzania
Hon. Ibrahim Nasiru Mantu Audio Former Deputy President of the Senate, Nigeria
Hon. Madhav Kumar Nepal Text Prime Minister (2009-2011), Nepal
Video Presentation Introducing the Universal Peace Federation
Keynote Address Rev. Hyung Jin Moon International Chairman, Universal Peace Federation
11:30 AM
Moderator Rev. Olaleye Alao Secretary General, UPF-Nigeria
Speakers Dr. Chang Shik Yang Audio Vice-Chair, UPF-International
Dr. Michael W. Balcomb Audio Director of Communications, UPF-International
Mr. Tageldin I. Hamad Audio Secretary General, UPF-International
Prof. Masahisa Hayashi Faculty of Social Sciences, Waseda University, Japan
All Day
Moderator Rev. Mwalagho Kililo Secretary General, UPF-Africa
Speakers Hon. Lala Henriette Randriamampionona Ratsiharovala Audio Former Minister of Justice, Madagascar
H.E. Sam Hanna Zakhem Audio Former US Ambassador to Bahrain
Hon. Peter Lokeris Audio Minister of Mining, Uganda
Dr. Hideo Oyamada Audio Chair, UPF-Japan
Hon. Wim Van Eekelen Former Minister of Defense, the Netherlands
4:00 PM
Sightseeing Outing
July 17
9:00 AM
Moderator Ms. Chantal Komagata Secretary General, UPF-Switzerland
Speakers Jong Hoon Park and Jong Hwan Sung New Village Movement, Korea
Hon. Samuel Aryeetey Attoh Former Agriculture Minister, Ghana
Hon. Koya Nishikawa Former Cabinet Minister, Japan
Moderator Dr. David Earle Vice-Chair, UPF-UK
Speakers Professor Christiaan J.G. Vonck Professor of Comparative Religions, Belgium
Imam Drame Moussa Vice President, Islamic National Council, Cote d’Ivoire
Msgr. Jacques Gaillot Audio Titular Bishop, Diocese of Partenia, France
The Most Rev. Dr. Oluwele Abiola Audio Chairman, Council of African and Afro-Caribbean Churches, UK
10:45 AM
Moderator Mr. Jacques Marion Secretary General, UPF-Eurasia
Speakers Dr. Dong Ho Cho Audio 21st Century Health and Healing
Prof. Ndioro Ndiaye Audio Director General of TRS National TV in Senegal
Prof. Han Xian Feng Audio UN Chinese Alliance Human Life Research Center
Moderator Mr. Mark Brann Secretary General, UPF-Europe
Speakers Prof. Akiko Yamanaka Audio Visiting Professor, Cambridge University, UK
Hon. Pascal Gayama Audio Special Advisor of the President, Congo
Mr. Raul Domingos Audio President, Party for Peace and Development, Mozambique
Hon. Ek Nath Dhakal Member of Congress, Nepal
4:00 PM
Speech PDF
More on the Founders' Tour
Interfaith Invocation
Opening Remarks
Entertainment
Video Presentation
Introduction to the Founder
Keynote Address Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon - Founder, UPF
Conclusion
July 18
9:00 AM
Moderator Dr. Evelyn D.S. Kandakai Audio1 Audio2 Minister of Education, Liberia
Speakers Ms. Patti Boulaye Audio Singer, founder of AIDS clinics in Africa
H.E. Valentine Sunday Akpati Audio High Priest of Ogumeland in Delta State and of the Oriso Parrapo Kingdom, Nigeria
Mrs. Diaka Diakite Audio Minister of Social Affairs, Women and Children, Guinea
Hon. Mangwanda Gifudu Audio Former Minister of the Environment, DR Congo
Hon. Ricardo Lumengo Audio Member, National Parliament of Switzerland
11:00 AM
Moderator Mr. Tageldin Hamad Secretary General, UPF International
Speakers Rev. Agatha Chukwurn Audio President, Gold Crest Family Center, Lagos
Hon. Evgeny Nikulishev Audio Plenipotentiary State Advisor of the Russian Federation
Gen. Malimba Masheke Audio Former Primer Minister of Zambia, UPF Global Peace Council
Dr. Thomas G. Walsh Audio President, UPF International