SPACES FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE
SPACES FOR CHANGE
Consultative roundtable discussion on
ENHANCING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL
9.00 .a.m. – 10.00.a.m. Registrations
10.00 .a.m. – 10.15.00a.m. Introductions
10.15. a.m. – 10.30.a.m. Opening Remarks by Victoria Ohaeri, Executive Director, Spaces for Change
10.30.a.m. – 11.00 a.m. Tea Break
11.00a.m. – 11. 30 a.m. Lead paper presentation by Dr. Bala Zakka, Energy Expert
11.30 a.m. – 12 noon Concerns by host communities – Celestine Akpobari, Program Coordinator, Community Development and Social Action, Port Harcourt, Rivers State,
12 noon – 12. 30. p.m. Concerns by International & Indigenous Oil Companies – Liborous Soshoma, Legal (Oil & Gas) Expert
12.30 p.m. – 1.30 p.m. Feedback, Plenary
1.30 p.m. – 2.30 p.m. LUNCH
2.30 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. CSO Campaign Strategy Development (CSO Action
Plan) – Pamela Braide, Independent Strategy Development Expert; Betty Abah, Environmental Rights Action, Friends of the Earth International
3.30- 3.30. p.m. Media Advocacy Strategy Development/Action Plan –
Madunagu Emeka, Charles Uduji, Energy Editors, Punch Newspapers and National Mirror Newspapers
3. 30 – 3. 45. p.m. Matters Arising
3.45p.m. – 4.00 p.m. Closing
About the lead presenter:
Dr. Bala Zakka earned a Bachelors degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Port-Harcourt and Masters degree in Petroleum Engineering, with specialization in gas engineering from the same University. He is also a Chartered Accountant and currently an MPhil/Phd student in Petroleum Engineering at the University of Ibadan. He is also a public affairs analyst, with keen interest in issues such as the Environment, Economy, Security, Local and International Politics. He is a Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) and a limited member of Council of Petroleum Accountant Societies (COPAS), in the United States.
This program is supported by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
