By Archibong Jeremiah
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African Centre for Leadership, Strategic, and Development, Centre LSD, with support from MacArthur Foundation has trained 20 journalists on Open Government Participation, OGP, in Calabar, Cross River State.
The two days training which featured journalists from Akwa Ibom, Imo, Kogi, Abia, Delta, Anambra, and Cross River State as well as the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja had Mr. Edetaen Ojo as a resource person.
Day one featured the following topics: What Open Government Participation is, the role of the media in the Open Government Participation process, an overview of Nigeria’s National Action Plan, and Nigeria’s governance and management/coordination framework.
Day two featured the role of States in the Open Government Participation process, using open government to promote and ensure media freedom.
The participants developed a Media plan for the engagement of the Open Government Participation process in Nigeria.
While urging participants to utilize the pool of resources the training has afforded them, Mr. Monday Osasah, Executive Director of Centre LSD said the resource person did justice to the topics.
He maintained that the Open Government Participation project is an opportunity to get involved in building a better society.
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