Community development project :The New feather In IPCs' Cap


For eight years in my work with International Press Center, Lagos the SCEEP project has been the most multitasking, challenging, risk laden and fun fulfilled project ever embarked upon by my organisation

The community based project tagged Strengthening Citizens’ Engagement in Electoral Processes (SCEEP) being implemented across ten (10) States by ACTIONAID Nigeria, is funded by UKAID through The Department for International Development (DFID).


IPC being the Lagos implementing partner concurs that this project has brought us down from ‘our high horses’ to the real world. In fact, the experiences garnered through this project have revealed that a lot needs to be done in terms of propagating the issues of development in rural areas.



Itun-agan community 

 IPC team en-route to Itun-agan

Fishing : The main source of livelihood at Itun-agan

Itun-agan community


Development reporting is vital to ensuring that the voiceless are heard and governance is held accountable to people who voted them in. Funders therefore should encourage reporters to venture into development reportage otherwise the  poor will continue to languish in their plight amidst plenty.