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oboriAdaka@gmail.com      January 17, 2020 It was Idowu Koyenikan author of Wealth for all, who rightly said that even though your time on the job is temporary, if you do a good enough job, your work there will last forever. In the same vain, one of the famous founding fathers of America, Benjamin Franklin added that if you don’t want to be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do something worth writing about.  President Obama in his book, The Audacity of Hope added that every man is trying to live up to his father’s expectations or make up for his father’s mistakes. Perhaps, the inspirational author,  Shannon L. Alder put it more succintingly when she stated that  she did not really care if people forgets her. Her legacy wasn’t about her rather it was about everything she could do for another. She admonished for you to carve your name on the hearts, not tombstones for legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share

Opening Comment I am elated to be here among my own very people to share ideas, perspectives, to learn from each other, and shape a path to a better economic prosperity for Egede within the theme of economic development in a Secured Environment. I am particularly inspired by the enthusiasm generated by the Economic Summit.   We are all indebted to the team of organizers who left no stone unturned to ensure the success and inclusive nature of this gathering. Your hard work is in line with the best practice to start to address the economic development needs of a community. You have done well by providing a forum and opportunity for people from various professions, local businesses, organizations, and stakeholders to interact and openly discuss, and chart a new course to our economic destiny. Egede Economic Summit did not spring out of thin air.   There is a pioneer.   Someone who put this great idea to fruition.   Let me salute Chief Barr. (Mrs) Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu.