Governor Dickson, Others to attend GOCOP 3rd Annual Conference

Tue, Oct 1, 2019
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GOVERNOR Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State will be the chief guest of honour at the 3rd annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, GOCOP, holding at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos State on October 4.

A statement on Tuesday by Olumide Iyanda, GOCOP Publicity Secretary,  said the theme of the conference is “Economy, Security and National Development: The Way Forward”.

According to Iyanda, the event will examine online publishers’ roles in the ever-changing Nigerian society.

Matthew Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto,  will deliver a keynote speech on the conference theme.

Professor Akpan Ekpo, former director-General of the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM),  and Mike Ejiofor, former Director with the Department of State Services, DSS,  shall be the discussants. Chairman of the occasion is Bayo Onanuga, managing director of The News Group.

Femi Adesina, special adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, will represent the Presidency. The GOCOP conference will bring together policymakers in the private and public sectors.

A business forum between GOCOP members and representatives of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR, Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria, PRCAN, Association of Corporate Affairs Managers of Banks, ACAMB, Advertisers Association of Nigeria, ADVAN, and Media Independent Practitioners Association of Nigeria, MIPAN, shall hold at Sheraton Hotel on Thursday, October 3.

– Oct. 1, 2019 @ 14:05 GMT |

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