Feast of Barracuda 2024: Cost of Governance

Come join us for the Annual Feast of Barracuda 2024 at Capitol Technology University!

This year’s theme is: “Cost of Governance, a Barrier to Development: Focus on the Nigerian National Assembly”.
The Feast of Barracuda is our organization’s town hall event, during which we sensitize participants (and Nigerians as a whole) on burning issues of justice and equity and solicit participation/partnership in taking action.

This FOB event aims to spotlight the National Assembly and sensitize Nigerians about the criminally disproportionate salary and emoluments, budget padding, corrupt practices, and excessive resource allocation that hinder development and keep the majority of Nigerians in perpetual poverty. We aim to educate Nigerian citizens with persistent messaging and empower and build coalitions across various sectors to advocate for prudent and equitable budgetary practices.

Speakers include:

Dele Farotimi

Mr. Farotimi is a retired legal practitioner and author of two thought provoking and insightful books: “Do Not Die In Their War” and “Imperatives Of The Nigerian Revolution”. Official spokesperson of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign 2023 and political activist. is a retired legal practitioner and author of two thought provoking and insightful books: “Do Not Die In Their War” and “Imperatives Of The Nigerian Revolution”. Official spokesperson of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign 2023 and political activist.

In 2002, he established Dele Farotimi & Co (now DF Legal) a full-service Law Firm, and remained in active legal practice until his retirement in 2018 at the age of 50. Dele Farotimi is passionate about the birth of a new and better Nigeria.
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Melvin P. Foote, Founder and President, Constituency for Africa (CFA)

Melvin P. Foote has worked on African issues for more than 40 years! He is well known across Africa, and is highly respected by opinion-makers and decision-makers in Washington, D.C. for his work with Africa over many decades.

Mr. Foote is the Founder and President of the Constituency for Africa, (CFA), a 32-years old Washington, D.C. based not-for-profit organization that advocates for Africa in the United States and throughout the Diaspora. The mission of CFA is to educate the public about Africa and African development issues, and help to shape U.S. policies towards Africa. Mr. Foote also is the founder of the African American Unity Caucus (AAUC), which was established in 2002. The AAUC is a network of African-Americans, African immigrants, and others of African descent, who are leaders of Africa-focused organization or who are leaders in mainstream organizations with interest in Africa. The AAUC promotes Panafrican cooperation, and works to directly link with the African Union as part of the AU’s Sixth Region.

Mr. Foote also operartes a private consulting practice, Africa Advisory Services, LLC, which works with clients to support a range of business initiatives in Africa, and helps African clients to address issues in the United States.

Mr. Foote has worked and traveled extensively in more than 40 African countries. To begin his career, from 1973-76, he went to Eritrea and Ethiopia as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer and teacher. From 1981-84, he served as the Country Director for Africare, a relief and development organization, in Somalia, where he designed and managed a range of projects and programs that addressed the needs of refugees from neighboring Ethiopia, and rural development projects in Somalia.

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