Mr Ismaila Zakari, a past president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, an Internal Auditor of Premium Pensions Abuja, and an ICAN Fellow, will lead the media audit reporting workshop supported by Mr Yusuf Doma, a Fellow of ICAN and Internal Auditor at Premium Pensions Abuja.
PERISCOPE NIGERIA reports that the training scheduled for 23-24 May 2024 at
White Hill Luxury Hotel, off Bauchi Park Road, is organised by FrontFoot Media Initiative under the auspices of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism with support from MacArthur Foundation.
According to a press statement signed on Friday by Chido Nwakanma, Training Coordinator, previous trainings were held in Benin, Awka, Abuja, and Lagos.
He disclosed that the facilitators’ expertise and guidance will ensure a high-quality learning experience for all participants, adding that Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Yahaya, may address participants on issues of accountability and openness.
Nwakanma’s statement quoted Mr Emeka Izeze, a director of FrontFoot Media, as saying “The Gombe programme will feature participants not only from Gombe but also from the neighbouring states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Plateau, and Taraba, a testament to the inclusivity and reach of Front Foot’s training initiatives. We look forward to training about 40 media personnel, each of whom plays a crucial role in our media landscape.”
FrontFoot Media Initiative described the programme as a flagship capacity development programme of FrontFoot Media Initiative. “It is a collaborative media engagement for development inclusivity and accountability project,” the statement read.
The statement partly added, “In this effort, FrontFoot teams, accompanied by
experts in the field, work in pre-selected states where they conduct free training for journalists. Participants learn how and where to locate the relevant reports, interpret the material, and write engaging news stories and features that enlighten, stimulate, and empower the electorate, and discourage impunity.”
