As part of the stakeholders engagement ahead of the Ijaw Media Conference/Annual Dialogue 2024, the Ijaw Publishers’ Forum, IPF, has paid a courtesy call on the High Chief Collins Cocodia, the Traditional Prime Minister of Kabowei Kingdom at his office in Yenagoa on Tuesday.
The first Ijaw media conference organised by the Ijaw Publishers’ Forum, IPF, is scheduled to be held on December 11, 2024, in Bayelsa State.
Speaking during the visit, Chief Cocodia commended IPF’s resilience in telling the Ijaw story in the most acceptable manner, adding that most narratives about the Ijaw people are false.
He applauded the group’s efforts to coordinate Ijaw media practitioners to foster a more significant Ijaw presence in the media sector.
Cocodia who is also the Special Adviser to Governor Douye Diri on Political Matters, pledged his support and participation in the forthcoming Ijaw Media Conference slated for December 11, 2024.
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The programme Tagged “Advancing the Quest for Economic/Political Freedom in a Siege Nation,” aimed at bringing together leaders and stakeholders to explore innovative solutions for the Ijaw nation and Niger Delta’s economic growth. The event promised to foster economic discourse and empower indigenous media professionals.
The IPF delegation was led by its Central Working Committee, CWC, chairman, Comrade Ozobo Austin, and others such as MMD Tamsokunbiri CEO of Kpakam Tv, committee member, Mr Sunday Ayemofaye, CEO, Ogulagha Vanguard/Committee Secretary and Mr Benjamin Tamaradoubra, CEO, Ijaw Heritage Television, committee member.
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