The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, and his Bayelsa State counterpart, Duoye Diri, are among the dignitaries lined up to grace the fifth annual lecture of Freedom Online, an online newspaper.

The publisher of the newspaper, SWAAYA Limited, said in a statement on Wednesday that the lecture is billed to hold Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos State.

At the lecture, with the theme, ‘2023-2027: Nigerians, elected leaders and expectations’, Uzodimma will be the special guest, while Diri will be the keynote speaker.

The event will be chaired by a former governor of Ogun State and senator representing Ogun East in the 10th Senate, Gbenga Daniel, while a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olabode George, is the special guest of honour.

The lecture will be hosted by the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief, Freedom Online, Gabriel Akinadewo, while the President, the Nigerian Guild of Editors, Eze Anaba, and the President, Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, Maureen Chigbo, are chief hosts.