S/N

Events

Time

Venue

Action Party

1

Arrival of community delegates/ accreditation / Registration of Delegates to in Port Harcourt

9.00 am
-
12 noon

Main bowl Alfred Diete Spiff Civic Centre

Conference
Protocol Unit

2

Guided tour of facilities / Activity Venue

12.00am
-
12.55pm

Civic Centre

Conference
Protocol Unit

3

Lunch

1.00pm
-
2.00pm

Food bay
Civic Centre

All

4

Accommodation check-in/Relaxation

2.00pm
-
5.00pm

Respective Hotels

Conference
Protocol Unit

5

Dinner/Drama / Dance & Arts presentation

7.00pm
-
9.30pm

Civic Centre

All

6

End of Day

10.00pm

To respective hotels

All

S/N

EVENT

TIME

VENUE

REMARK

1

Conference delegates arrival

8.00- 9.00am

Main Bowl Civic Centre

All

2

VIPs / Government officials seated

9.00-9.15am

Civic Centre

Guided process

3

Introduction of Special Guests

10.00-10.25am

Civic Centre

Kingsley Uranta

4

Arrival of H.E. Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, Governor of Rivers State and entourage

10.30am

Civic Centre

5

National Anthem

10.30- 10.35am

“

All

6

Opening prayer

10.35-10.40 am

“

Rt. Rev. Isaac Orama

7

Welcome address

10.40- 10.50am

“

Bolaji Ogunseye (MD, RSSDA)

8

Conference Overview/ Institution of Award System

10.50-11.10am

“

Miabiye Kuromiema

9

Proclamation of Law establishing RSSDA / Inauguration of Board.

11.10-11.40

“

Rt. Hon. Tonye Ezekiel Harry, Speaker of the Rivers State House of
Assembly

10

RSSDA Board Acceptance Speech

11.40- 11.50 am

“

RSSDA

11

Special Lecture

12.00- 1pm

“

Prof. (Mrs) Leslye Obiora

12

Special Guests Presentations

1.00 – 1.10pm
1.10-1.20pm
1.20 -1.30pm

“

H.E. Donald Duke
Dr. Magnus Kpakol
Prof. Akpezi Ogbuigwe

13

Distinguished (Keynote) Speaker

1.30-1.50pm

“

H.E. Jerry J. Rawlings

14

Governors Remarks

1.50 – 2.10pm

H. E. Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi

15

Opening of Exhibition ground

H. E. Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi

S/N

EVENT

TIME

TOPIC

PRESENTER

1

Introduction/Constitution of the panel

2.00pm
-
2.10pm

-

-Kehinde Young
Harry
-Richard Mofe
Damijo (RMD)

2

Chairman’s Opening Address

2.12pm
-
2.15pm

-

Prof. Pat Utomi,
(Chairman)

3

Special Presentation

2.16pm
-
2.26pm

Dr. Magnus Kpakol, H.E. Donald Duke, Prof. Leslye Obiora, Dr. Mansur Ahmed, Prof. Akpezi Ogbuigwe

4

RSSDA Presentation

2.27pm
-
2.37pm

15 years community Development Strategy

RSSDA

5

Communities Presentation

2.38pm
-
2.48pm

Community Responsibilities

Traditional Rulers

6

Private Sector Presentation

2.49pm
-
2.59pm

Private & Rural Economies

SPDC

7

International Development Agencies

3.00pm
-
3.10pm

Technical co-operation and Partnership

8

NDDC

3.11pm
-
3.20pm

Regional Master Plan (focus on Rivers State)

9

NGO / Consultants Presentation

3.21pm
-
3.30pm

Promoting Sustainable Development (NGO perspective)

EGI

10

Discussions

3.31pm
-
4.00pm

All Issues

11

Southernfields Development Partners

4.01pm
-
4.15pm

Framework for coordination of development Intervention in Rivers State

18

Wrap – Up

Prof. Pat Utomi

Description of Activity

Time

Action Party

1

Arrival and confirmation of Registration of delegates

7.30 -8.00am

All delegates and Workshop Anchor Officers

2

Opening Prayers

8.00 – 8.05

Select participant

3

Workshop Setting/Ice breaking/ground rules

8.05 – 8.15

Workshop Raporteur

4

Presentation of Workshop lead paper

8.15 – 9.00

Workshop facilitator

5

Brief Questions and comments

9.00 – 9.15

All participants

6

Tea Break

9.15 – 9.45

All Participants

7

Break out into practical session and movement to allocated areas per group

9.45 – 9.50

All Participants, Raporteurs, facilitators and anchor persons

8

Practical Sessions

9.50 – 11.00

All Participant

9

Regrouping back into plenary session for report back and positioning

11.00 – 11.30

All Participants

10

Closing of morning session

11.30 – 12.00

11

Lunch Break and Rest

12.00 – 2pm

All participant

Description of Activity

Time

Action Party

1

Opening Prayers

2.00 – 2.05

Select participant

2

Workshop Setting/Ice breaking/ground rules

2.05 – 8.15

Workshop Raporteur

3

Presentation of Workshop lead paper

2.15 – 3.00

Workshop facilitator

4

Brief Questions and comments

3.00 – 3.15

All participants

5

Refreshment Break

3.15 – 3.45

All Participants

6

Break out into practical session and movement to allocated areas per group

3.45 – 3.50

All Participants, Raporteurs, facilitators and anchor persons

7

Practical Sessions

3.50 – 5.00

All Participant

8

Regrouping back into plenary session for report back and positioning

5.00 – 5.30

All Participants

9

Closing of morning session

5.30 – 6.00

10

Dinner Break and Rest

6.00pm- 6am

All participant

S/N

Activity

Time

Action Party

1

Arrival and Registration of Participants

8.30 - 9.00

Invited Participants

2

Arrival of the Governor

9.00 am

Governor

3

Opening Prayer

9.00 – 9.05

Participant

4

Ice Breaking and scene setting

9.05 – 9.15

5

Opening remark and special charge

9.15 – 9.30

Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi

6

Paper presentation on Roles and responsibilities of public office holders in rural social economic transformation

9.30 – 10.10

His Majesty Alfred Diete-Spiff

7

Tea Break

10.10 -10.30

All Participants

8

Paper presentation on Roles and responsibilities of public office holders in rural social economic transformation

10.30 -11.10

Anyakwe Nsirimovu

9

Presentation on RSSDA Framework

11.10 – 11.30

Bolaji Ogunseye

10

Discussion of papers and adoption of action plan for the implementation of lessons learned

11.30 – 1pm

All Participants and panel of discussants( Prof. Lesley Obiora

11

Lunch Break/

1.pm- 1.30pm

All Participants

12

Preparation of Communiqué

1.pm- 1.30pm

Select participants

13

Reading and adoption of communiqué

2.00pm

All Participants

14

Closing

2.00- 3.00pm

All Participants

Description of Activity

Time

Action Party

1

Arrival and confirmation of Registration of delegates

7.30 -8.00am

All delegates and Workshop Anchor Officers

2

Opening Prayers

8.00 – 8.05

Select participant

3

Workshop Setting/Ice breaking/ground rules

8.05 – 8.15

Workshop Raporteur

4

Presentation of Workshop lead paper

8.15 – 9.00

Workshop facilitator

5

Brief Questions and comments

9.00 – 9.15

All participants

6

Tea Break

9.15 – 9.45

All Participants

7

Break out into practical session and movement to allocated areas per group

9.45 – 9.50

All Participants, Raporteurs, facilitators and anchor persons

8

Practical Sessions

9.50 – 11.00

All Participant

9

Regrouping back into plenary session for report back and positioning

11.00 – 11.30

All Participants

10

Closing of morning session

11.30 – 12.00

11

Lunch Break and Rest

12.00 – 2pm

All participant

Description of Activity

Time

Action Party

1

Opening Prayers

2.00 – 2.05

Select participant

2

Workshop Setting/Ice breaking/ground rules

2.05 – 8.15

Workshop Raporteur

3

Presentation of Workshop lead paper

2.15 – 3.00

Workshop facilitator

4

Brief Questions and comments

3.00 – 3.15

All participants

5

Refreshment Break

3.15 – 3.45

All Participants

6

Break out into practical session and movement to allocated areas per group

3.45 – 3.50

All Participants, Raporteurs, facilitators and anchor persons

7

Practical Sessions

3.50 – 5.00

All Participant

8

Regrouping back into plenary session for report back and positioning

5.00 – 5.30

All Participants

9

Closing of morning session

5.30 – 6.00

10

Dinner Break and Rest

6.00pm- 6am

All participant

S/N

Activity

Time

Action Party

1

Arrival and Registration of Participants

8.30 - 9.00

Invited Participants

2

Opening Prayer

9.00 – 9.05

Participant

3

Ice Breaking and scene setting

9.05 – 9.15

4

Opening remark and special charge

9.15 – 9.30

5

Presentation on RSSDA Framework

9.30 – 10.10

RSSDA Rep.

6

Tea Break

10.10 -10.30

All Participants

7

Panel discussion on defining the role and responsibilities of the NGO in the Rivers State Development Framework

10.30 – 12pm

All Participants and panel of discussants (Prof. Lesley Obiora etc)

8

Preparation of Communiqué

12.pm- 12.40pm

Select participants

9

Reading and adoption of communiqué

12.40pm – 1pm

All Participants

10

Closing

1.00- 1.10pm

All Participants

11

Lunch

1.10 – 2.00pm

All Participants

Activity

Time

Action Party

1

Arrival and Registration of Participants

8.30 - 9.00

Invited Participants

2

Opening Prayer

9.00 – 9.05

Participant

3

Ice Breaking and scene setting

9.05 – 9.15

4

Opening remark and special charge

9.15 – 9.30

5

Presentation on RSSDA Framework

9.30 – 10.10

RSSDA Rep.

6

Tea Break

10.10 -10.30

All Participants

Special Presentation of private sector engagements

10.30 – 11.00

7

Panel discussion on defining the role and responsibilities of the NGO in the Rivers State Development Framework

11.00 – 12pm

All Participants and panel of discussants (Prof. Anya O. Anya, Prof Pat Utomi and H.E. Donald Duke)

8

Preparation of Communiqué

12.pm- 12.40pm

Select participants

9

Reading and adoption of communiqué

12.40pm – 1pm

All Participants

10

Closing

1.00- 1.10pm

All Participants

11

Lunch

1.10 – 2.00pm

All Participants

S/N

Activity

Time

Action Party

1

Arrival and Registration of delegates

8.30 - 9.00

Exhibition Committee and Delegates

2

Opening remark and special charge

9.00 – 9.15

Miabiye Kuromiema

3

Tour guide of booths by delegates

9.15 – 12.00

Exhibition Committee and Delegates

4

Lunch Break

12.00 -1.00

All Delegates

5

Rest

1.00 – 2.00

All Delegates

6

Tour guide of booths by delegates

2.00 – 5pm

All Delegates

7

Closing

6.00

All Delegates

S/N

Activity

Time

Action Party

1

Arrival and Registration of delegates

8.30 - 9.00

Exhibition Committee and Delegates

2

Opening remark and special charge

9.00 – 9.15

Miabiye Kuromiema

3

Tour guide of booths by delegates

9.15 – 12.00

Exhibition Committee and Delegates

4

Lunch Break

12.00 -1.00

All Delegates

5

Rest

1.00 – 2.00

All Delegates

6

Tour guide of booths by delegates

2.00 – 5pm

All Delegates

7

Closing

6.00

All Delegates

S/N

EVENT

TIME

VENUE

REMARK

1

Community delegates / Others seated

8.00 am
-
9.00am

Main bowl Civic Centre

Kehinde Young Harry
Kingsley Uranta

2

VIPs / Government officials seated

9.15am
-
9.45am

“

“

3

Arrival of the Rivers State Governor and Entourage

9.50am

“

4

National Anthem

“

“

5

Remarks from all Sectors

10.00am
-
10.25am

“

6

Special Closing Address

10.30am

“

Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambers

7

Overview of Conference outcome

10.32am

“

Southernfield

8

Governor’s Charge

10.35am

“

H.E. Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi

9

Closing Prayers

12.35pm

“

Clergy

10

National Anthem

12.50pm

“