OGHENETEJIRI NYERHOVWO
The third annual conference/lecture of Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) an association of Journalists of Online news services with high ethical standards and professionalism comes up on Wednesday, October 20, 2021.
This is contained in a statement signed by Deacon Chijioke Ugbolue and Mr. Miracle Enuji, chairman and secretary respectively of the Planning Committee for the Conference, the Committee disclosed that the Conference is for two days Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st October, 2021.
According to the Committee, the Conference will commence with a capacity training workshop for members of the Forum, on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at the Conference hall of the Orchid Hotels, Asaba, beginning from 9am to be followed by a visit to orphanage homes in Asaba and Warri, later in the day.
The statement added, ‘the training is in consonance with the Forum’s firm belief that Journalists should be well equipped for the business of Online news services and publishing with a view to meeting up with global standards and demands.”
The Committee added, “the proposed visit to orphanage homes is part of our corporate social responsibility to identify with the less privileged in the society where we operate. It is an opportunity to celebrate and give hope to the hopeless among us.”
The Committee further revealed that the main event for the Conference comes up on Thursday, October, 21, 2021, at the Banquet Hall of the prestigious Orchid Hotels and Conference Centre, Asaba.
The Conference, according to the Committee will also feature the Forum’s third lecture in their annual lecture series with the theme: ‘Niger Delta Economy: Building A New Face For The Region.’
The Committee spoke further, “this year’s topic was carefully chosen, after much deliberation, especially with the resumed call and agitation for a better deal for the people of the Niger Delta, even with the general call for restructuring and devolution of powers in the country.”
The Committee assured that an eminent Lecturer and a panel of experienced personalities in governance, the Niger Delta struggle, security, peace, oil and gas, as well as the environment, have been sourced to do justice to the theme of this year’s lecture, adding, “how can a better deal be achieved for the people of the Niger Delta? How can their economy be improved? How can there be sustained peace and security in the Niger Delta? How can restiveness and agitation be replaced with calm and satisfaction in the region that is critical to the economy of Nigeria? These and many other issues, are what the lecture will addressed.”
The statement also revealed that the Conference will climax, with the induction of an eminent Niger Delta personality into the Delta Online Publishers Forums’, (DOPF) Niger Delta Hall Of Fame and presentation of awards to distinguished, deserving Nigerians, corporate organisations and State Governments within the region.
