Talk:Walter Ofonagoro

COI issues
User: Patrick Ofonagoro, the article creator and a major contributor to this article has disclosed their connection with the subject through a mail they sent to me today (29 December 2015). I decided to bring it here for transparency. The mail reads :

Hello Wikicology,

''I hope all is well with you. I'm writing you to discuss the issues with the above named article. Yes it is true that the major contributor to the article is closely connected to the subject, however i don't believe this necessarily causes any bias as all things pertaining to the article have been cited from published sources listed in the references section. Also there are books and journals attributed to the subject which are listed in the publications section''.

''Therefore i humble request you to please assist with advising or improving this article to give it more credibility and authenticity. If anyone has any other sources of information relating to the subject, then they could kindly add it in order to help improve the page''.

Many thanks.''

Per your request, my advise is that you should follow the instructions here and desist from editing the page henceforth. If you have any suggestion related to the article, leave a comment here. You are also free to leave a message on my talk page or on the talk page of any other experienced editor. Warm regards. Wikic¤l¤gyt@lk to M£ 10:35, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Response to COI Issues
Hi User: Wikicology,

As per your instructions, i will follow the guidelines set forth in the WP:PSCOI and i have made a declaration of COI on my user talk page. If there is any information needed for the improvement of the article or if anyone would like to assist, please do let me know. My only aim is to help create awareness for the article as i strongly believe it has the potential of being noteworthy. Thanks, Patrick Ofonagoro (talk) 15:29, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Ofonagoro interview in EIR Magazine (1994)
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Found an interesting article here from EIR Vol. 21 No. 24 (June 10, 1994) where Dr. Ofonagoro talks about the Constitutional Conference Commission. Would appreciate please if anyone could have a look at it and include the information in the article with the relevant citations. Thanks Patrick Ofonagoro (talk) 10:50, 31 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Patrick Ofonagoro, if you come back to Wikipedia, would you please write up a piece of text that could be added to the article? You can just write the text here, and I can simply move it into the article if it looks appropriate.  As it is, I've never heard of Dr. Ofonagoro, so I don't think I'd do the best job at writing up a piece of text.  Nyttend (talk) 02:35, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

Nyttend, here is the write up you are requesting for:

Constitutional Conference Commission:

''In January 1994, Dr. Ofonagoro helped to form a commission of 19 scholars, lawyers, former federal secretaries, former ministers, etc. The aim of this commission was to invite memorandums from all over the nation to get to the root of the main issues in Nigeria and how they can be resolved. Out of this, elections were organized across the country where over 6000 wards were electing their respective delegates and district delegates to attend the Constitutional Conference.''

The above article link can be used as a reference for this write-up. Thanks. Patrick Ofonagoro (talk) 00:51, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

Ofonagoro attends Intergovernmental Committee of the World Decade for Cultural Development (April 1997)
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Nyttend, I found an article here: Intergovernmental Committee of the World Decade for Cultural Development

Please use this as a reference for this write-up to add to the wiki:

''In April 1997, Dr. Ofonagoro attended the Fifth Regular Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of the World Decade for Cultural Development in Paris. During the session he took the floor to inform about new cultural development policies in Nigeria, based on cultural pluralism and consideration of the importance of culture in development.''

Thanks. Patrick Ofonagoro (talk) 01:20, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

Additional Edits
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Additional information to add to the article:

''- Upon assumption office in March 1995, Dr. Ofonagoro immediately lifted the prescription previously imposed on three national Newspapers, namely, The Guardian, The Concord, and The Punch. Throughout his tenure, no Newspapers were proscribed in his endeavours to help protect the freedom of the press.''

''- Prior to Dr. Ofonagoro's assumption of office, only two radio stations were licensed to operate in Nigeria, namely Ray Power 100.45 in Lagos, and Minage at Obosi, both licensed in 1993. In 1996, he secured approval from the Head of State, General Sani Abacha, and issued operating broadcast licences to 9 private radio stations, 9 private television stations, and 2 privately owned, global satellite broadcasting stations; thus entrenching the culture of private ownership in the Nigerian broadcasting industry. Today, there are about 279 private radio and TV stations in Nigeria, but only the two private global satellite licences issued during Dr. Ofonagoro's tenure are operating along with NTA, the state-owned  Satellite  TV broadcaster.''

Patrick Ofonagoro (talk) 00:02, 22 August 2022 (UTC)