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July 13, 2003

 

Summit Opens in Abuja With Tributes to Founder's Legacy
allAfrica.com
NEWS
July 13, 2003
By Tamela Hultman
Abuja

The sixth Leon H. Sullivan Summit opened Saturday in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, with President George Bush praising the "vision" of the event's late founder.

Sullivan, a dynamic Baptist preacher who established the Opportunities Industrialization Centers (OIC) - a self-help and jobs training program now operating in 30 states and more than 15 countries, including Africa - organized five previous summits to build bridges between Africans and Americans, particularly African Americans.

Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo lauded Sullivan's belief in Africa's future and appealed to participants to carry on that legacy. "I challenge all of you here to see yourselves as midwives for the rebirth of Africa," he said.

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