Forum on Oil and Gas Revenue for Development

2nd Meeting

September 22-24, 2014

Orchid Hotel, Lekki, Lagos

Meeting Objectives

Expand and deepen the group of Nigerian leaders committed to economic and revenue diversification

Review and refine the Forum’s call to action, based on additional research and analysis

Review and refine the Forum’s strategies for influence and messaging, leveraging elections and other opportunities to spark leadership and public conversation

Build the Forum’s institutional capacity by developing its membership and funding

Develop a work plan for the coming months and confirm next steps

Message: Role and Composition

Committee Members

Message Committee (Mrs. Bimpe Balogun - Ag. Chair)

Prof. Grace Alele Williams Mrs. Bimpe Balogun Prof. Adenike Grange Mr. Mohammed Bello Dr. Yemi Oke Mr. Sam Daibo Mr. Alkasim Mohammed Dr. Baraka Sanni Ms. Efe Kragha

Committee’s Scope of Work

Develop the vision of the Forum. Formulate messages that target

different audiences to articulate the Forum’s vision and calls to action.

Identify and collaborate with relevant organisations that can serve as platforms to disseminate/propagate the messages of the Forum.

Develop and implement effective media (including social media) engagement strategies.

Message: Update since May

Actions since May meeting: The need for the Forum to consider a Recognition program (merit

award) for those who are trying to do right by their citizens as part of projecting the FORUM message to the general public. This was described as a Program similar to “Man of the Year”, American Idols, could be like Nobel Peace prize, based on the idea of using your talent on behalf of the greater good of all.

A draft vision statement was developed; “To Strengthen the social contract between government and citizens of Nigeria

Circulated draft vision statement to Forum members for their feedback.

Mrs. Balogun shared the Lagos State campaign CDs for the Forum. She has also spoken with the Lagos State Chairman on Internal

Revenue to invite him to present to the Forum what can be termed the Lagos State Success Story on Revenue Generation.

Message: Committee Presentation and Discussion

What is the set of messages that we want to communicate to the public about the Forum, our call to action, and how the public can help advance the Forum’s goals? “To Strengthen the social contract between

government and citizens of Nigeria To motivate Nigerian people to be responsible citizens

and hold the government accountable for their own actions”.

To encourage Government/public participation in private-sector-led diversification

To draw the attention of citizens and other stakeholders to the danger of increasing reduction of oil revenue

To encourage voluntary tax compliance through responsible governance

Message: Recommendations

6 Months action plan

Dinner with Media chieftains Engaging in discourse with

identified select groups such as ASUU, NUT, NUJ etc

Employ services of social media champions

Identify the platforms such as TV debates

Phone-in radio programs Newspaper discuss Strategic distribution of handbills

and posters

12 months action plan

Establish a system of Recognition for excellence in various categories of people, offices and places to deemphasise non performance

Message: Full Group Discussion

What are the best messaging channels and strategies to raise the profile of these issues and the Forum itself?

Dinner / meeting with pockets of influential groups to pass on the message/s

Employ services of social media champions

Identify the platforms such as TV debates

Phone-in radio programs

Newspaper discuss

Handbills and posters

Establish a system of Recognition for excellence in various categories of people and offices and places to deemphasise non performance

Message: Proposed Work plan thru December

Highlights of Work PlanProduce handbills , posters etc

25-50 people to attend the Print and Electronic Media Dinner

Write to request for meetings with the select groups and estimate the budget for the meetings

Draw up specific plan for the next stage of engagement with e.g. bloggers, twitters, celebrities and others