Preparations for Nigeria’s hosting of the 2018 World Congress and General Assembly of the International Press Institute (IPI) have kicked off with the constitution of nine planning committees.
The committees, set up at an extraordinary meeting of Nigerian media stakeholders last Tuesday, at George Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos are: the Local Organising Committee (LOC) and the committees on finance; sponsorship; programme and events; media and publicity; transport and logistics; contact and protocol; venue and accommodation and security.
The LOC is headed by the President of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Prince Nduka Obaigbena, with Mallam Kabiru Yusuf and Mallam Garba Shehu as deputy chairmen.
The Secretary, IPI Nigeria, Mr. Raheem Adedoyin, will serve as a member/ secretary.
Speaking at the stakeholders meeting, LOC Chairman, Prince Nduka Obaigbena, said the Nigerian media was ready to host the world.
“We have the whole world to host in six months; and we are prepared to host the world in six months, to showcase the best of Nigeria and the best of Africa,” he said.
Obaigbena also promised that the host committee “would promote an agenda on issues that matter to us (Nigerians) and that matter to Africa”.
The committees are to meet this month to fashion out a work plan and submit their reports to the LOC in January.
Other members of the LOC include Mallam Ismaila Isa, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Mallam Wada Maida, Lady Maiden Ibru, Dr. Kalu Orji Kalu, Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah, Mr. John Momoh, Mallam Yakubu Muhamned, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Dr. Tonnie Iredia and Sir Folu Olamiti.
Also in the LOC are Mrs. Funke Egbemode, Mr. Waheed Odusile, Mr. Victor Ifijeh, Mr. Emma Agu, Mallam Mohamned Idris and Mr. Eric Osagie.
Heads of the other committees, their deputies and secretaries are:
Finance: Mallam Ismaila Isa (chairman), Mallam Kabiru Yusuf (deputy chair), Mr. Waheed Odusile( member/ secretary).
Sponsorship will be chaired by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Prince Nduka Obaigbena is the deputy chair and Victoria Ibanga(member/secretary).
Programme and events is to be chaired by Mallam Kabiru Yusuf, Mr. Eniola Bello (deputy chair) and Tracia Ubani (member/ secretary).
Transportation and Logistics has Sir Folu Olamiti as chairman, Mr. Nnamdi Njemanze (deputy chair) and Dr. Qasim Akinreti( member/secretary).
Media and publicity is headed by Dr. Tonnie Iredia as chairman, Mr. Eric Osagie (deputy chair) and Mr. Yemi Ajayi (member/secretary).
Contact and protocol has Mallam Garba Shehu as chairman, Mrs. Comfort Obi (deputy chair)and Hajia H.H. Sanni (member/secretary).
Venue and accommodation is to be chaired by Mallam Wada Maida, Mrs. Funke Egbemode (deputy chair) and Catherine Agbo (member/ secretary).
Security will be chaired by Mallam Idris Mohammed, Mr. Madu Onuorah(deputy chair) and Madam Rafat Salami (member/ secretary).
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