calendar>>April 17. 2009 Juche 98
Seminar on Songun Politics Held in Nigeria
Pyongyang, April 17 (KCNA) -- A seminar on the Juche idea, the Songun politics in the era of independence was held at University of Abuja of Nigeria on Apr. 6 on the occasions of the Day of the Sun and the 16th anniversary of General Secretary Kim Jong Il's election as chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission.

Displayed in the venue of the seminar were photos showing the immortal exploits of his Songun revolutionary leadership.

Present there were personages and members of the National Committee for the Study of the Juche Idea, the Group for the Study of Kimjongilism, the Group for the Study of the Juche Philosophy and the Group for the Study of the Songun Politics of Nigeria and at least 500 staff and students of the above-said university. Also present there on invitation were staff members of the DPRK embassy in Abuja.

Buttari Muhammed Bello, lecturer of the university said in an opening speech that the seminar held greater significance as it took place when the DPRK successfully launched its satellite Kwangmyongsong-2 with its own wisdom and technology. He warmly congratulated Kim Jong Il and the Korean people on behalf of the participants.

And speeches were made.

Aba Sadik Abubakr, chairman of the Nigerian Group for the Study of the Juche Philosophy, speaking under the title of "Foundation of the Juche idea and reality of the DPRK," referred to the fact that President Kim Il Sung had founded the Juche idea to meet the practical requirement of the Korean revolution, liberated the country usurped by the Japanese imperialists through the armed struggle on the basis of the idea, founded the Democratic People's Republic of Korea afterwards and developed it into a powerful socialist state.

Alhassan Mamman Muhammad, chairman of the Nigerian National Committee for the Study of the Juche Idea, in his speech titled "The Songun politics and reunification of Korea" explained and proved the fact that the President indicated the essence of the issue on national reunification, set forth the most reasonable proposals and ways for reunification and opened an epochal phase for national reunification to achieve them.

A letter to Kim Jong Il was adopted there.

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