BY MARIILYN BADOO
He has an energyfield that holds all and sundry spellbound
especially when he is in his “elements” training his mentees on the subject he so well exhibit with flair, eloquence,
dexterity and style,well, I prefer to it call it a swag…because that’s what he
has.. Natural Resource(oil and gas ), is
indeed his strong passion as a professional journalist. His witty style of
presentation gives one no option but to stay glued and listen with rapt
attention.
Until 2011 when by his Grace I was appreciated through an
award as the Best Journalist for Natural Resource and Environmental Governance
(TV Category) organized by KASA Ghana and Care International after I did a mini documentary on the tidal
wiping off an entire village called TOTOPE in Ada, Ghana,I never found the
topic “oil, gas and mining an interesting
subject as a budding journalist then. Well,it could be the workshops I
mostly attended on the subject matter, were presented in a much boring way, or
perphaps I was so “dumb” to understand those long winding “technical terms”. Talk
of “field” and I was lost, talk of “Sweet and Light”, and I will whisper”what
the hell are these people talking about”. The mention of Domestic Foundations
for Resource Governanace, Decision and Value Chain” were enough to send me to
the restroom for at least a five minutes breather .But he made it so easy,so
interesting ,interactive and so engaging when he took his turn to his educate
his mentees on “OIL AND GAS”.The spotlight is on you today Kwami. I doff my
China Hat to you . Tomorrow ,the ‘stage” will be set for the rest of the
equally AMAZING Resource persons, George ,with his DECISION CHAIN and Legal
Framework,Fred and Kofi with their
“COMPELLING STORY PITCHES,Deo and
Bernard with “Local Content and Environmental Impacts” ,..watch this space …Its
all about the 6th edition of
the annual media training on oil, gas and mining, organized by the Natural
Resource Institute Governance ,in
collaboration with the International Institute for ICT Journalism (Penplusbyte)
,with support from the African Centre for Media Excellence in Uganda, and
journalists Environmental Association of Tanzania which is underway and I’m so excited and privileged to
be part of this exciting training programme.
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