Falana to Headline Screening of Documentary on Osun LG Crisis
Funmi Ogundare Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), is set to deliver the keynote address at the public screening of ‘LG Billions in the Dark’, an investigative documentary on the
Femi Falana (SAN), a renowned human rights lawyer, is scheduled to preside over the public screening of an investigative documentary titled 'LG Billions in the Dark' on October 29 at the University of Lagos (UNILAG). The documentary, produced by DevReporting, scrutinizes the protracted local government leadership crisis in Osun State and its far-reaching consequences on public finance, accountability, and service delivery at the grassroots level.
The event will be chaired by Dapo Olorunyomi, the Publisher of Premium Times and CEO of the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID).
Falana will deliver a speech focusing on 'Accountability, Resources and Citizen Voices: Building Local Governments that Work for the People.' This speech will cover topics such as local government autonomy, public resource management, citizens' rights, and accountability. The screening will also include a panel discussion featuring Osun State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Dosu Babatunde; Zikirullahi Ibrahim, Executive Director of the Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED); Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri, Executive Director of Spaces for Change; Joshua Osiyemi, Head of Tracka at BudgIT; Vera Amaechi, a lecturer at UNILAG; and Bukola Adebayo, Senior Multimedia Strategist at DevReporting.
DevReporting Team Lead, Mojeed Alabi, revealed that the documentary is a testament to the organization's dedication to public-interest journalism and its commitment to investigating governance issues that directly impact citizens. The event will also mark the unveiling of the Development Reporting Africa Foundation (DRAF), a non-profit initiative aimed at strengthening development reporting, fostering public engagement, and enhancing accountability across African communities.
A fundraising campaign will be launched to support DRAF's endeavors. Alabi further announced that DevReporting is developing a civic education and youth engagement program to take the documentary to tertiary institutions across Nigeria's six geopolitical zones, featuring campus screenings, training, mentorship, and youth-led accountability projects.
These initiatives aim to improve undergraduates' understanding of local government administration, public finance, and citizen participation.
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