The Journalists International Forum For Migration has invited Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State; Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Debo Ogundoyin; and the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, as Guest Speakers at its second annual international migration summit slated for Western Hall, Oyo State Secretariat, Ibadan on October 15, 2020.
In a statement issued in Lagos on Monday, President of JIFORM, Ajibola Abayomi, said the invitees were crucial to the advancement of advocacy on migration matters as the media body targets the production of a glossary of migration terminologies for over 10,000 journalists and media organisations across Africa and other continents.
Abayomi commended Governor Makinde and NiDCOM over the rescue of several stranded Nigerians both in Lebanon and other countries in the recent times.
The event, themed: “Migration Governance and Media Strategy for Development During Pandemic,” is to accommodate both physical and virtual presentations to be chaired by Kenya’s prominent international speaker and law professor, Patrick Lumumba.
It will also feature former Canada Immigration Minister, Hon. Gerry Weiner; Johanna Mac from Germany; Eric Chinje, an Harvard-trained migration advocate from the United States of America; and Gbenga Omotoso, Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Lagos State.
The summit would be officially unveiled by the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, with participation from International Organization for Migration, both in Nigeria and Gambia, as well as the National Agency For Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons, led by Julie Okah-Okoli.
Ajibola, further explained that the summit is a forum for stakeholders capacity enhancement and promotion of safe, regular and order migration.
He said it is opened for registration at no cost on its website: www.jiformalert.org.
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