Falana to Headline Screening of Documentary on Osun LG Crisis.
The documentary, produced by DevReporting, examines the crisis and its implications for public finance, accountability and service delivery at the grassroots.
The screening will be chaired by the Publisher of Premium Times and Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), Dapo Olorunyomi.
Falana will speak on the theme, ‘Accountability, Resources and Citizen Voices: Building Local Governments that Work for the People,’ addressing local government autonomy, public resource management, citizens’ rights and accountability.
The event will also feature a panel discussion involving public officials, civil society leaders, governance experts and academics. The panellists include Osun State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Dosu Babatunde; Executive Director of the Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED), Zikirullahi Ibrahim; and Executive Director of Spaces for Change, Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri. Others are Head of Tracka at BudgIT, Joshua Osiyemi; a lecturer in the Department of Political Science at UNILAG, Vera Amaechi; and Senior Multimedia Strategist at DevReporting, Bukola Adebayo. DevReporting Team Lead, Mojeed Alabi, said the documentary reflected the organisation’s commitment to public-interest journalism and investigating governance issues affecting citizens.
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