Former Minister for Power and Steel, Senator Liyel Imoke and former Chief of Army Staff, Gen.Tukur Buratai are among special guests invited to the 2024 conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, GOCOP, slated for Lokoja.
Other dignitaries expected are the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr. Aminu Maida; a Professor of Political Science at the Federal University Lokoja, Rotimi Ajayi, and veteran broadcaster, Ms Debrah M. Ogazuma.
Chairman, 2024 Conference Planning Committee, Danlami Nmodu disclosed that Imoke would lead discussion on the theme: “Nigeria: Tackling Insecurity, Power Deficit, and Transitioning to Digital Economy” at the conference.
General Buratai would be joined by Dr. Maida as Guest Speakers while Professor Ajayi and Ms Ogazuma would serve as panelists.
The 2024 GOCOP conference is the 8th in the series and would be chaired by former Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain, Yusuf Mamman.
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The 2023 edition was chaired by the JAMB Registrar and Chief Executive, Prof Ishaq Olarenwaju Oloyede, while the first Nigerian Professor of Capital Market, Prof. Uchenna Joseph Uwaleke was the keynote speaker.
Previous speakers at the annual conference include Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Mr. Boss Mustapha, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation; Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission.
Earlier, GOCOP announced former broadcaster and one-time Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Malam Yusuf Mamman, as Chairman of the annual conference.
GOCOP was established to promote professionalism and especially ensure that online publishers uphold the tenets of journalism.
Membership of the Guild is a constellation of editors and senior journalists who, having distinguished themselves in their various positions in the print and electronic media, ventured into online publishing which is both the present and future of journalism globally.
The Guild has over 104 corporate publishers as members.
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