Journalists
International Forum for Migration (JIFORM), a Foundation championing regular
migration and anti-human trafficking crusade, has announced appointment of
Chronicle online newspaper journalists, Adam Jobe as its Gambia country
coordinator.
The
association which held its maiden global migration summit in Abuja, Nigeria,
from 26 to 27 December, has over 150 seasoned journalists apart from other
volunteers spread across continents, in a bid to strengthen its structure
across the globe.
In
a statement issued by the organisation’s President and Executive Director,
Ajibola Abayomi, on Tuesday, the appointments were imperative in order to
position the organisation for new phase of its advocacy taking a new turn.
Other
appointments include Willie Mponda; an Editor at The Sun Newspaper in Zimbabwe
as coordinator for Southern Africa, Megan Janetsky, coordinator America;
Massinissa Benlakehal an Algerian journalist based in Tunisia as coordinator
Northern Africa and Fred Smith Kuku, coordinator Ghana.
General
Manager, Radio Nigeria Bronze FM, Benin City, Bimbo Oyetunde remained as vice
president, West Africa; Zambian journalist Juliet Makwama as Secretary General
and Kunle Adeniyi of Kissfm Abuja, Assistant General Secretary.
The
foundation has also listed legal practitioners to take charge of its legal
matters and other migrant related issues, including Barrister Roselyn
Obakpolor, Vice Chairman of Nigeria Bar Association, Ikeja Branch and foremost
activist, Barrister Wale Ogunade as legal advisers.
Advisers
named for the foundation include a US-based journalist and migrant counsellor,
Eric Chinje and migration expert based in Germany, Veye Tatah.
National
Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service, DCI Sunday James
now is the programme chief coordinator, Professor Ikechukwu Anthony Kanu,
O.S.A, Director Research and Content, while Rasak Bamidele and Adeola Ekine,
Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) Lagos State chapter were
appointed as Regional Directors for Publications and Women Coordinator, Nigeria
respectively.
