JHU SAIS to Host Forum on Nigeria’s 2011 Elections

MEDIA ADVISORY
May 4, 2011

JHU SAIS to Host Forum on Nigeria’s 2011 Elections

The Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) will hold a half-day forum, “Nigeria’s 2011 Elections: Achievements, Problems and Prospects” on Tuesday, May 10 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria and former vice chancellor of Bayero University, will give the forum’s keynote address on “Challenges of Conducting Free, Fair and Credible Elections in Nigeria” at 12:30 p.m. Christopher Fomunyoh, director of Africa Programs at the National Democratic Institute (NDI), and Peter Lewis, director of the SAIS African Studies Program, will provide commentary after Jega’s remarks.

From 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., the following experts will participate in a panel discussion on a range of topics:

Carlo Binda, NDI Nigeria country director, on “The Political Context of the 2011 Elections”
Gwendolyn Mikell, professor of anthropology and international affairs at Georgetown University, on “Key Questions and Conclusions of Observers”
Richard Klein, program manager of NDI’s Project Swift Count 2011, on “New Tools for Domestic Observers”
Eric Guttschuss, Nigerian researcher at Human Rights Watch, on “Election Season Violence and Political Problems”
Jennifer Cooke, Africa Program director at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), on “Key Challenges and Policy Concerns”
Pauline Baker (moderator), president emeritus of the Fund for Peace

This forum is co-hosted by the SAIS African Studies Program, NDI and CSIS. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the Kenney Auditorium of the school’s Nitze Building, located at 1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. Members of the public should RSVP to [email protected] or 202.663.5676.

Media who want to cover the event should contact Felisa Neuringer Klubes in the SAIS Communications Office at 202.663.5626 or [email protected].

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

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MEDIA ADVISORY

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Felisa Neuringer Klubes

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(202) 663.5626