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Nigeria’s comedians
will be putting their house in order at Sheraton Hotel and Towers,
Abuja, on Wednesday, December 15, when they hold a one-day conference.

The conference with
‘Stand-up Comedy and Creative Speaking: Critical Tool for Societal
Development’ as its theme, will be attended by the nation’s top
comedians including Ali Baba, Klint de Drunk, Omo Baba, Gandoki, Kofi,
Princess, and Tee-A.

A release signed by
Awaritoma Agoma, aka Oma Oma, on behalf the organisers, Seat Edge
Entertainment and Communication, Abuja Body of Comedians (ABC), and the
Association of Nigerian Stand-Up Comedians and Speakers (ANSCOS),
justified the conference.

“We talk to not
less than ten thousand people every week either as MCs or comedians and
that is a modest estimate. If we take an issue like “abeg register to
vote, and make your vote count”, we would be making tremendous impact
in the society and if the devil enter our head (God forbid), we can
indeed do serious damage to society, using our tongue (a tool of good
and evil).

“Therefore, we
think that we will have a better hold if we have a platform to regulate
the madness inherent in our work. Hence, the need to hold this
conference,” Mr. Agoma said.

Member, House of
Representatives, Patrick Obahiagbon, will be the special guest of
honour at the conference, which will also witness election of officers
into the national executive council of ANSCOS.

Artistic director of Abuja Carnival 2010, Rasaki Ojo Bakare, and TV
star, Eugenia Abu, are among other speakers expected at the meeting. An
awards night and swearing-in of elected officials will round up the
conference.