The Journalists International Forum for Migration (JIFORM) has invited the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama to its third annual migration summit in Canada.
Participants from North America, Europe, Asia, South and North America, Africa and from several countries have confirmed participation at the hybrid event to be held in Toronto between December 3 and 11, 2021.
Ajibola Abayomi, President, JIFORM in a statement said the invitation of the duo was necessitated by their interest and support for advocacy on migration matters.
JIFORM, comprising over 300 Journalists covering migration issues across the continents also announced the addition of an event company, Abedorc Productions Inc., Canada, owners of the Dorc Tv and Dorc Radio to the list of partners for the summit in the country.
Other partners are: Home For The Needy, Edo State, Diaspora Innovation Institute, Federal University of Technology Akure, the NEKOTECH Center of Excellence, Ghana and others.
The United Nations’ lead migration agency, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Nigeria and in other countries and international speakers that include former Minister of Citizenship and Immigration in Canada, Hon. Gerry Weiner, Professor Patrick Lumumba, a foremost pan-Africanist from Kenya and member of the African Union Labour Migration Advisory Committee, Her Excellency, Dr. Kabuki Asie Ocansey from Ghana are to deliver presentations during the summit.
Listed also were: Mr. Williams Goiz, the Regional Director, Asia Migration Forum, Director, Home For The Needy, Folorunso Abumere, Professor Byron Price of City University, New York City, USA and others.
JIFORM, founded in 2018 initiated the global summit premiered in Abuja, Nigeria between November 26 and 28, 2019. On February 25-26, 2021, the media body held the maiden African Migration Summit in Accra, Ghana in partnership with the Nekotech Center of Excellence and equally organized the first African Media Migration Summit in Lome, Togo between June 22 and 23 this year.
Apart from these, JIFORM has organized series of trainings and workshops on migration, anti-human trafficking, labour, decent work, economic and social developments over the years from which over 3,000 journalists and other participants have benefited.
Photo: L-R:Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor, Lagos State Nigeria and Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister.
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