All is now set for the 12th edition  of All Nigeria Editors’ Conference, ANEC, holding from August 3-7 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State with the theme, Economic Diversification: Agriculture as Option for a Prosperous Nigeria.

No fewer than 300 Nigerian editors, a collection of mainstream farmers, agribusiness financiers, policy-makers and captains of industry are expected to grace the event.

Host,  Governor Nyesom Wike, said that the conference would afford the state the opportunity to showcase its investment potentials.

In a statement by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Electronic Media, Simeon Nwakaudu, the governor noted that the conference would be a fitting platform to partner editors and the media to consolidate development in both the state and the nation at large.

Wike noted that the state was hosting several national and international events as a demonstration of the fact that Rivers State is an investors’ destination, adding that the state was peaceful and the people hospitable.

“Hosting this year’s conference will also make the editors witness first-hand, the development projects and programmes of my administration which have improved the living standard of the people,” he said.

The All Nigeria Editors’ Conference is the largest gathering of Nigerian editors. It is a watering hole of ideas that have shaped government policies and programmes over the years.

The maiden edition was held in 2004 at Ada, in Osun State. Subsequent editions had been held in different parts of the country.