The Abia Online Media Publishers, OMPAN will hold its 2025 Annual General Meeting, AGM on Friday December 12, 2025 at the Umuahia North LGA Multipurpose Hall, Umuahia.


This year's AGM with the theme: 'The Impact of AI on Media and Journalism' will seek to x-ray the effects of this novel innovation on Media Practice as a genre, says the chairman of the Planning Committee and former Chairman of the Organization, Comrade Ugochukwu Nwankwo


"The theme was carefully chosen to align with the realities of media practitioners at the moment, where most are neck deep in the use of AI", he said noting that the advent of artificial intelligence has been greeted with diverse reactions owing to its positive and negative effect on all facets of human endeavor.


Also speaking, the Chairman of Abia OMPAN, Chief Promise Uzoma Okoro said that this years training will be unique because "it will come with a training session for both members, intending members and the general public".


The event will have a foremost IT Specialist and Practitioner, Dr. Pastra Arinze Etie as the Guest Lecturer while the member represensting Ikwuano/Umuahia North/South Federal Constituency, Hon Obi Aguocha will serve as the Chairman of the occasion