By Rose Oranye
Officials of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Anambra State Chapter, on Friday, October 16, 2026, met with the Anambra State Commissioner for Information and Value Reformation, Dr. Law Mefor, and the Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment and Tourism, Mr. Udoji Amedu, to follow up on Anambra’s participation in the upcoming World Public Relations Forum.
The World Public Relations Forum, which Nigeria has the privilege of hosting, has already attracted registration from 136 countries. It presents an opportunity for states to showcase their culture and unique selling points to a global audience and attract investments.
According to the officials, every state is expected to set up a pavilion where its cultural heritage and economic potentials will be on full display for the international audience. Beyond the state showcases, the forum will put Nigeria itself on display for the world to appreciate, with some governors and captains of industry expected to deliver papers and make strategic statements.
The NIPR team, led by its State Chairman and Local Organising Committee Chair, Dr. Ngozi Ulogu, said they were reaching out to the coordinating ministries – Information and Culture, Entertainment and Tourism – to ensure Anambra’s full participation in what they described as a once-in-a-lifetime historic opportunity.
Dr Ulogu said the World Public Relations Forum, scheduled to hold at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, between 15th and 21st November, 2026, has dominated public discourse and has the buy-in of President Bola Tinubu, and expressed optimism that Anambra will not be left out.
In their separate responses, Commissioners Mefor and Amedu promised to work with the group to ensure Anambra is fully represented and that the state’s participation is epochal.
They noted that what states do collectively is what the nation does, but stressed that Nigeria must anchor the event in a grand fashion to maximise national benefit.
Also speaking, Dr. Dennis Ekemezie, Fellow of NIPR and Adviser to the chapter, said the forum is a rare opportunity to market Anambra as a brand and showcase the South East to the world, recalling past sponsorships of NIPR programmes and calling for sustained partnership with the Solution Government of Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo.