Middle-Belt Unity Summit 2026

April 8-9, 2026 | Crest Hotel, Old Airport Road, Jos | Registration Open

Organising Partners

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Belt of Unity Initiative

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Association of Middle-Belt Ethnic Nationalities (ASOMBEN)

We welcome additional partners! If your organisation is interested in partnering with us to organise this landmark event, please contact us.

Middle-Belt Unity Summit - Cultural Performance

Join Us for the Middle-Belt Unity Summit

We are excited to announce the Middle-Belt Unity Summit, a landmark event bringing together Middle-Belt activists, leaders, and community members from across Nigeria and the diaspora. This bi-annual summit will feature keynotes, breakout sessions, and in-depth discussions on various topics critical to the Middle-Belt movement.

Our Goals: The summit aims to promote a sense of oneness among Middle-Belt peoples and provide an opportunity to collectively brainstorm solutions to our common challenges, including security, economic empowerment, unity, and self-determination.

📅 Dates: April 8-9, 2026

📍 Venue: Crest Hotel, Old Airport Road, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

💰 Registration Fee: ₦45,000 or whatever you can afford

📋 Breakout Sessions: April 8th, 2026, 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

🎯 Focus: Unity, Security, Economic Empowerment, and Self-Determination

Confirmed Resource Persons

Economic Empowerment:

Danlami Jelka, GM Plateau Investment Promotion Council (PIPC)
Wilfred Agaji, Investment Banker

Special Guests & Resource Persons:

Professor Salamatu Machunga
The Convener of the Middle-Belt Coalition (MBC) and Professor of Medical Microbiology (University of Abuja)
Represents the institutional memory of the Middle Belt struggle and holds the legacy of the late Dr. Obadiah Mailafia. Her involvement unites established activist networks with our new movement.
Abigail Marshall Katung
Immediate Past Lord Mayor of Leeds (UK), Wife of Senator Sunday Katung (Kaduna South), First African to hold the Lord Mayor title
Malame Mangzha
Director General of the African International Documentary Festival Foundation (AFIDFF), Partner to UNESCO and UNWTO
Her presence validates the intellectual and cultural rigor of the Summit.

Summit Schedule

📅 Day 1: April 8, 2026

9:00 AM

Meet and Greet

10:00 AM

First Keynote Address
Professor Shedrack Best
Professor of International Relations and Peace Building, Vice Chancellor of Plateau State University, Bokkos

11:00 AM

Goodwill Messages by VIPs

12:30 PM

Break for Lunch

1:30 PM

Breakout Sessions Commence

5:30 PM

Breakout Sessions End

📅 Day 2: April 9, 2026

9:00 AM

Meet and Greet

10:00 AM

Second Keynote Address
Professor Zacharys Anger Gundu
Professor of Archaeology, Vice-Chancellor of University of Mkar in Gboko, Benue State, previously Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council of Benue State University

Morning

Goodwill Messages by VIPs

12:30 PM

Break for Lunch

1:30 PM

Panel Discussion

3:00 PM

Communiqué and Wrap Up