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FCT Minister charges PR Practitioners on perception management
The FCT Minister has charged Public Relations practitioners to devise means of ensuring positive public perception of the country and its people in the overall interest of the nation.
Malam Bello gave this charge when he received a delegation of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), led by its National President, Malam Mukhtar Sirajo on a courtesy visit to the FCT Administration on Thursday, August 18, 2022.
The Minister who commended the NIPR for its diligence in continuous education of its members, urged it to also dedicate time toward reining in the excesses of non-members who pose as PR practitioners and spread negativity
He said: “The greatest service your Institute can do to us as a nation is to be able to find a way of reigning in on these people that are really now out there creating havoc. One negative news becomes viral and before you know it, it’s everywhere with its multiplier effect. It is very important for you to see how you can handle that”.
Malam Bello also commended the Institute for the Citizens Summit it embarked upon to bring to fore the negative consequences of the breakdown of positive relationships between the various segments of society and how best to interrogate the issues arising from this breakdown. He also pledged the continuous support of the FCTA for the activities of the NIPR.
Earlier, the National President, Malam Muktar Sirajo, had solicited the support of the FCT Administration for the successful hosting of the grand finale of the NIPR Citizens Summit of National Integration, Peace and Unity scheduled to take place in Abuja.
Malam Sirajo who attributed the root cause of Nigeria’s problems to the breakdown of positive relationships within the society described the Summit as “providing Nigerians with a platform to come together and talk with ourselves, rather than talk to ourselves because we have always found comfort in sitting at our comfort zones and hauling invectives at one another, everybody believing that they are the saints and the other party is the devil.
“We have to appreciate and acknowledge the fact that we are all part of the problem, we all contributed in creating the mess and nobody is going to clean the mess for us … and the best way to do it to let us try to understand what the issues are and how do we move forward”.
He thanked the FCT Minister for the support the Institute has always enjoyed from the FCTA, while soliciting for more support in conveying the resolutions of the Summit to the executive level.
Also present at the event were the Permanent Secretary FCTA, Mr Olusade Adesola, Chief of Staff to the Minister, Malam Bashir Mai-Bornu, Director of Human Resource Management, Dr Bashir Muhammed, Director of Information and communication, Muhammed Sule and other officials of the FCTA as well as Council members of the NIPR.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was expected to hold a peace meeting with the Niger Delta leaders to be represented by the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), at the presidential villa, Abuja on Tuesday.
PANDEF, a brain child of the late elder statesman, Pa Edwin Clark would represent all traditional rulers, leaders, and stakeholders from the Niger Delta region.
The stakeholder will later followed up the meeting with the Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpa and other lawmakers from the Niger Delta region in the National Assembly after villa’s meeting with President Tinubu.
Co-Chairmen of the Board of Trustees for this regional organization include former Governors HRM Alfred Diete-Spiff of old Rivers State and Obong Victor Attah of Akwa-Ibom State.
The National Chairman of PANDEF is Ambassador Godknows Igali, a distinguished former federal permanent secretary and diplomat.
A top member of the group who confided in Vanguard said: “We (leaders of PANDEF) had an expanded NEC meeting at the Transcorp Abuja yesterday.
“We shall have an interactive session with Mr President at the Villa this morning. Later in the afternoon we shall meet with the Senate President and all National Assembly members from the South South.”
The National Executive Committee of Action Alliance (AA) led by the National Chairman Chief Barr Kenneth Udeze said it has uncovered plot by some sacked members of the party to challenge the leadership of the party .
The party in a statement in Abuja accused some sacked members of the party led by Adekunle Rufai Omoaje to plunge the party into another round of legal battle after the Supreme court had put to rest the leadership tussle that had rocked the party for years.
The party in a statement by its National Secretary, Vernimbe James said a group of expelled members led by Mr Adekunle Rufai Omoaje secretly filed action at the Federal High Court Osogbo, Osun state in Suit asking the Independent National Electoral Commissiin (INEC) to replace Chief Udeze with the sacked Omoaje as the National chairman of AA.
The group in a suit number FHC/OS/CS/242/2024, reserved for judgment today 11th, March, 2025 is challenging the leadership of Chief Udeze
The said suit is coming barely a week after the supreme court had affirmed Chief Udeze as the authentic national Chairman of AA.
And Omoaje suit is coming ‘after loosing the party leadership contest at the Court of appeal in Appeals Number;CA/ABJ/CV/955/2022 Judgement delivered on 26th, January,2024, CA/ABJ/CV/869/2024 Judgement delivered on 6th, September, 2024,CA/ABJ/CV/1163/2024 Judgement delivered on 13th, November,2024 and Supreme court of Nigeria in Appeal Number:SC/CV/922/2024 , ruling delivered on 26th, February,2025.
The expelled Members of the party should be properly counsel that the lower Court such as the Federal high Court can not rub shoulder with the appellate courts on a settled matter of Action Alliance (AA) leadership.
The party ‘s team of lawyers have been directed to do the needful in respect of the secret suit filed by former members of the party at the Federal high Court Osogbo.
Action Alliance (AA) members across Nigeria and beyond should remain peaceful and law abiding that the authentic National Leadership of the party led by Chief Barr Kenneth Udeze will continue to defend and uphold the party’s Constitution and we Congratulate you all for the success of the recent party’s Nationwide Ward,LGA, State Congresses and National Convention.
The Chief Barr Kenneth Udeze led National leadership of the party remains undeterred in light of the settled Court of appeal Judgements and Supreme Court Ruling on AA leadership in favor of Chief Barr Kenneth Udeze led National Executive Committee of the party.
The Chairman of Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, Justice Adolphus Enebeli, Rtd has been ordered by the State House of Assembly to be arrested following his failure to appear on Monday.
Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule approved the warrant of arrest after deliberations by the members of his refusal to appear first after the earlier 48 hours ultimatum and 78 hours deadline which the RSIEC chairman still snubbed House invitation.
During Monday’s plenary session, Speaker Martin Amaewhule and the House unanimously approved the warrant, reinforcing their demand for accountability from the RSIEC officials.
The Assembly members are contending that the appointment of the Chairman was illegal having not been approved by the State House of Assembly in line with the appointment of political office holders in Rivers State.
One of the Commissioner in RSIEC in charge of transportation, logistics and Store, Ibiemebo Evelyn Thompson, on Monday resigned citing Supreme Court judgment that invalidated the October 5, Local Government Council elections in Rivers State.
Her resignation follows that of two other commissioners, Lazberry Nnah and Professor Simeon Weli, who stepped down last week for the same reason.
With the RSIEC Chairman, Justice Enebeli, yet to respond to the Assembly’s summons, it remains unclear what his next course of action will be.
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