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International Forum For Migration (JIFORM), a Foundation championing regular
migration and anti-human trafficking crusade, in a bid to strengthen its
structure across the globe has announced appointments of Country Coordinators
and other officers while a news website for the body is to be unveiled.
The
association which held its maiden global migration summit in Abuja, Nigeria on
December 26 and 27, 2019, has over 150 seasoned journalists apart from other
volunteers spread across the continents.
Not
only this, the foundation has also listed legal practitioners to take charge of
its legal matters and other migrant related issues.
A
statement issued on Tuesday by the President and Executive Director of JIFORM,
Ajibola Abayomi stated that the appointments were imperative in order position
the organization for new phase of its advocacy taking a new turn.
While
General Manager, Radio Nigeria Bronze FM, Benin City, Mrs Bimbo Oyetunde
remains Vice President, West Africa; Zambian journalist, Juliet Makwama
Secretary General JIFORM and Kunle Adeniyi of Kissfm Abuja, Assistant General
Secretary.
Those
appointed include Willie Mponda an Editor at The Sun Newspaper, Zimbabwe as
JIFORM Coordinator Southern Africa; an American, Megan Janetsky, Coordinator
America; Massinissa Benlakehal an Algerian journalist based in Tunisia,
Coordinator Northern Africa; Adam Jobe
from Chronicle Newspaper, Coordinator Gambia and Fred Smith Kuku, Coordinator,
Ghana.
Also
two top legal practitioners, Barrister Roselyn Obakpolor, the Vice Chairman of
Nigeria Bar Association, Ikeja Branch and foremost activist, Barrister Wale
Ogunade are now JIFORM legal advisers.
Advisers
named for the foundation include a US based journalist/migrant counselor, Eric
Chinje and migration expert based in Germany, Veye Tatah.
National
Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service, DCI Sunday James
now JIFORM Programme Chief Coordinator, Professor Ikechukwu Anthony Kanu,
O.S.A, Director Research and Content, while Mr Rasak Bamidele and Adeola Ekine,
Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) Lagos State Chapter were
appointed as Regional Director Publications and Women Coordinator, Nigeria
respectively.
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