Akpabio, Abbas, Nweke for public presentation of Omoniyi Ibietan’s book on ‘Cyber Politics’

*Premium Times Books, publishers of ‘Cyber Politics, discloses Nigerian Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives; and Frank Nweke Jr., former Minister for Information and Communications, are among other dignitaries expected at the public presentation of the new July 25, 2023, in Abuja

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Nigerian Senate President Godswill Akpabio; Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives; and Frank Nweke Jr., a former Honourable Minister for Information and Communications, are among the dignitaries expected at the Tuesday, July 25, 2023, public presentation of a book written by Dr. Omoniyi Ibietan, Head of Media Relations at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

Dr. Omoniyi Ibietan, Head of Media Relations at NCC 

Premium Times Books, publishers of the new volume in a statement issued Wednesday, July 19, said Akpabio would serve as the Special Guest of Honour at the event scheduled for the main auditorium of the Communications and Digital Economy Complex, Mbora District, Abuja, FCT, while Hon. Abbas would attend the ceremony as the Guest of Honour.

Nweke, the Enugu State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the last elections, will chair the event.

The book’s author was Mr. Nweke’s Special Assistant on Media during his ministerial tenure of office in the country.

Among several other dignitaries expected at the event are the immediate past Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo (Rtd.); the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman; the Founder of Agora Policy Think-Tank and former Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Waziri Adio; Executive Director, Centre for Democracy and Development, Idayat Hassan; Chief Executive Officer, Premium Times Group, Dapo Olorunyomi; Deputy Dean, School of Postgraduate School, Baze University, Abuja, Prof. Abiodun Adeniyi; and Executive Director, CARE International, Dr. Hussaini Abdu.

Published by Premium Times Books, the publishing arm of the Premium Times Group, the book, “Cyber Politics: Social Media, Social Demography and Voting Behaviour in Nigeria”, has been described as a classic offering with significant implications for political communication scholarship and practice.

The book has been adjudged to have an interesting universe that uses the Nigerian election to determine how social media communication influences a cocktail of “five electoral totems: voting behaviour, the social and demographic correlation, comparative social media network with respect to the effectiveness of influences, motivation of social media influencers, and stimulus-response likely to enhance the quality of electoral democracy.”

Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission, where the author works, will present the book to the public.

Azubuike Ishiekwene, renowned journalist, writer and Editor-in-Chief of Leadership Newspaper, will review the 460-page book, spread over 12 Chapters.

The event will also feature a panel discussion to dissect the interface of politics and social technology, how they shaped the last two general elections in Nigeria, and the possible implications of cyber politics in future elections.

The book has been available in hardback and softback versions in bookstores across the country since 12 June 2023.

The electronic copies of the book can also be purchased on online platforms, including Amazon.