The Government of the Republic of Togo has expressed readiness to support the West African Media Workshop for journalists in the region being facilitated by the Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) slated for June 21-24, in Lome, the capital of the nation.
Minister of Communication and Media and the Spokesman of the Government of Togo, Professor Akoda Ayewouadan conveyed the position of the government recently during a meeting with the President of Organisation pour l’ Integration Africaine (OIA), Dr Azuma Ijoma in Lome, who represented the JIFORM President, Ajibola Abayomi.
The workshop is being organized by the JIFORM, a global media foundation with over 300 journalists across the continents with headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria in partnership with the OIA, Togo.
According to the minister, the Government was very excited about the workshop which would further enhance the capacity of the media practitioners and contribute to the development in the country.
He said having received the details of the proposal for the event, he would brief the presidency, giving an assurance of the government’s support towards ensuring that the programme was successful.
Responding, the OIA President, Dr Ijoma thanked the government for the assurance and said all the machinery needed to make the workshop to be coordinated in both French and English languages had been set in place.
It would be recalled that the JIFORM President, Ajibola Abayomi had earlier visited Togo to consult with both the government and other stakeholders on the need to back the summit.
Oluwakayode Banjo
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