The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Media, Rep. Akin Rotimi, Jr.; Executive Director, International Press Centre, Lagos, Comrade Lanre Arogundade are set to speak at the event commemorating the 2025 World Press Freedom Day.
Speakers at the event slated for Saturday at 11am, will examine issues around fake news and political agenda and how they affect public trust in the media.
Others listed as Speakers at the event which holds on the micro-blogging platform X Space, include the former President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) Mr. Dotun Oladipo; Executive Director of the Corporate Accountability and Participation Project Africa (CAPPA), Mr. Akinbode Oluwafemi; Editor of The Cable Online, Mr. Kolapo Olapoju; and Editor-in-Chief of Frank Talk Now, Dr. Bisi Deji-Folutile.
According to the host of the event who is also the Publisher of the NPO Reports Semiu Okanlawon, the X Space is meant to deepen conversations over the alarming rise in the case of fake news and its viral use as a political weapon in the hands of politicians.
“You look around and you see deliberate fabrications pushed through some otherwise credible media channels all in a bid to gain upper hands in a political struggle. We need to determine to what extent this is causing public erosion of confidence and trust in the media,” Okanlawon stated.
The event is to be anchored by a seasoned compere, Dolapo Adewale (McDolly).