A press statement from GOCOP Publicity Secretary, Remmy Nweke, quoted Mr Danlami as saying that Mr Uwaleke, would dwell on the theme: “Nigeria: Roadmap for Socio-Economic Recovery and Sustainability” while it would be chaired by Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Join Admissions and Matriculations Board , Ishaq Oloyede, a professor.
Mr Danlami also said that the choice of the topic is informed by the current socio-political and economic realities facing Nigeria, where a new set of leaders at national and state levels has emerged after the 2023 general elections. Mr Nweke recalled that Mr Uwaleke is a professor of Finance and Capital market at Nasarawa State University Keffi.
Mr Uwaleke was until recently the Finance Commissioner in Imo State under the governorship of Emeka Ihedioha. Previous speakers at GOCOP annual conference, he said, include the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission , Yakubu Mahmood, who in 2022, spoke on ‘2023 Elections: Managing the Process for Credible Outcome’; Matthew Hassan Kukah, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, who delivered the 2019 lecture on: “Economy, Security and National Development: The Way Forward.