IPI Nigeria Inaugurates Programmes, Advocacy, Funding C’ttees

The Nigerian national committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has inaugurated three standing committees to help drive the organisation’s objective of promoting journalism practice and media freedom in Nigeria.

 A statement made available to LEADERSHIP yesterday in Abuja said a member of the IPI Nigeria’s Board of Trustees (BOT), Kadaria Ahmed while inaugurating the committees, noted that the challenges ahead of the executive committee are enormous, adding that it is a right decision to constitute the committees to help drive the organisation’s objectives.

 Speaking on behalf of the chairman of the IPI Nigeria Board of Trustees, Kabiru Yusuf, Ahmed pledged the readiness of the BOT to support the executives at all times.

 Earlier, the president of IPI Nigeria, Musikilu Mojeed, said the committees were constituted to enhance the work of the organisation and bring in more inclusiveness and more buy-in of the work IPI Nigeria does.

 A statement issued by IPI Nigeria’s secretary, Ahmed Shekarau said Mr Mojeed appealed to members to pay their membership and annual dues to enable the organisation to execute laudable programmes that members would benefit from.

 The three sub-committees inaugurated are those on fund raising, programme, and advocacy.

 A former president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), and immediate past Osun State commissioner for Information, Funke Egbemode leads the fundraising committee while Hajia Sani, the director, Digital Media, Voice of Nigeria (VON) is the chairperson of the programme committee. 

The advocacy committee is headed by IPI Nigeria’s legal adviser, Tobi Soniyi.

The committees and their memberships are as follows: Fund Raising: Egbemode; Mr. Aliu Akoshile, CEO/editor-in-chief, NatureNews 247; Mr. Fred Ohwahwa, Senior Partner, Tokee Consult Limited; Mrs. Victoria Ibanga, publisher, The Next Edition; Mr. Bashir Adigun, special adviser to Kwara State governor on Political Communication; Mrs. Rafatu Salami, assistant director, Digital Media, Voice of Nigeria (VON).