Renowned ESUT Professor Tackles Separatist Agitation At 42nd Inaugural Lecture

ENUGU – A foremost Professor of Political Science and Strategic Studies at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Professor Felix Asogwa, is set to present the university’s 42nd inaugural lecture which is expected to address the protracted agitation by separatist groups in the Southeastern part of Nigeria.

According to the public service announcement issued by the university’s Registrar, Ambrose Ugwu, on Tuesday, at the ESUT Permanent Site, Agbani, the 42nd inaugural lecture titled, “From Confrontation to Consensus: Re-Engaging the Separatist Agitation for Sustainable Peace in the Nigerian State,” will hold on Thursday, 27 February, 2025, at the Barr. Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah Multipurpose Auditorium of the university.

Asogwa, a distinguished academic and expert in Peace and Conflict Studies, is expected to share engaging and insightful perspectives on the separatist agitation in Nigeria, focusing on the growing concerns in the South-East Region orchestrated by festering sore points in the history of Nigeria.

The much anticipated lecture, with focus on re-engaging the movement and proffering panacea that will assuage the grievances of agitators, is also expected to be a thought-provoking platform where academics from various institutions, eminent personalities and policy-makers across the country will converge.

Asogwa’s reputation as an outstanding scholar in politics, strategy, peace and conflict resolution as well as a senior legal practitioner will make the lecture a useful tool to chart a new understanding to the lingering agitation and how to build a consensus for a sustainable peace in the country.

The lecture will also provide a unique opportunity for participants to explore and appreciate the complex issues surrounding the multifaceted secessionist orientation across disparate sub-cultures in Nigeria.