Yushau A. Shuaib: Re: [News Update] PUBLIC FORUM ON STATE OF MEDIA AND CITIZEN

Regrets, I'll be out of town then. I'd have loved to be there. Regards.

On Wed, 22 Jan 2020 at 8:49 pm, 'Chief (Dr.) Fassy Yusuf' fassyaoyusuf@yahoo.com [economicng
<economicng@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Many thanks for your kind invitation. Regrettably, owing to a previous engagement outside Lagos, I shall be unable to honour your invitation. Please accept my sincere regrets.

Best wishes.

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On Wednesday, 22 January 2020, 20:18:32 GMT+1, Abbas Jimoh ola1424@yahoo.com [economicng] <economicng@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Thank you for the mail sir.

On Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 8:16:49 PM GMT+1, 'Edetaen Ojo' edet@mediarightsagenda.net [economicng] <economicng@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Jan. 22, 2020

"STATE OF MEDIA AND CITIZENS FREEDOM IN NIGERIA"
Dateline: 4pm on Saturday January 25, 2020 @ Radisson Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.
… A public forum/symposium organized by a committee of Media and CSO groups/activists

PUBLIC FORUM ON STATE OF MEDIA AND CITIZEN'S FREEDOM: INVITATION AS SPECIAL GUEST

Dear Sir/Ma

On behalf of the planning committee, we write to invite you and other representatives of your organisation to a Public Forum on State of Media and Citizens' Freedom in Nigeria as Special Guests.

The forum will be chaired and moderated by Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, who will provide an overview of recent incidents of violations of citizens and journalists rights and lead each of the five panellists to make specific interventions especially based on their areas of interest and work.

The Panellists are:
Mr. Olisa Agbakoba, former President NBA, Ms. Kadaria Ahmed, Daria Media;
Dr. Qasim Akinreti, Chair, Lagos NUJ:
Mr. Edetaen Ojo, Executive Director, MRA: and
Dr... Biola Akiyode-Afolabi. Executive Director, WARDC/Chair TMG

The forum will hold as follows:
DATE: Saturday, Jan 25, 2020
TIME: 4pm prompt
VENUE: Raddison Hotel (formerly Protea), 42/44, Isaac John Street, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos

Participants at the forum shall include human rights activists, citizens' rights advocates, journalists, civil society groups, media professional bodies and support groups, trade unionists, youth organisations, etc.

We thank you most sincerely for accepting this invitation at short notice and look forward to your distinguished presence.

Please accept our estemeed regards.

Sincerely.

FOR THE CONVENERS (Falana & Falana Chambers, Nigerian Guild of Editors, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Lagos State, Coalition for Whistle Blowers and Press Freedom, EIE, WARDC, Institute for Media and Society, Media Rights Agenda, International Press Centre, WSCIJ, HEDA Resource Center, SERAP, PIN, Media Career Services)

Lanre Arogundade, Executive Director, International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria
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