The Permanent Secretary, Kogi State Ministry of Information and Communications, Ebenezer Adurodija has charged members of Kogi Central Media Practitioners Association, (KOCEMPA), to promote the policies and programmes of the state government to the citizens of the State.
Adurodija gave the charge in his office at the state secretariat when the president of the association Alhaji Ibrahim Isa-Amoka led other members of the Association on a courtesy visit to the permanent secretary.
He said the association has significant roles to play in Kogi State, stressing that as a media association a lot can be done to sensitize the people on the efforts and commitments of the current administration led by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo in delivering dividends of democracy to the citizens of the State.
“The association has been in existence for long. I am happy that today it is being restructured for effective performance. We must plan so that we can achieve more success.
“The association has significant roles to play in the state especially in the area of promoting government policies and programmes” he said.
The Permanent Secretary charged members of the association to be financially committed to enable the association move forward to achieve its vision and mission.
On the proposed National Media summit of the association, Mr Adurodija advised that a high power committee should be set up immediately for the planning and execution of the conference come January, 2025 as proposed by the association.
Earlier, the president of the group and a former Chairman of NUJ and the immediate past clerk of Kogi State House of Assembly Alhaji Ibrahim Isa-Amoka, described the appointment of Mr Ebenezer Adurodija as a round peg in a round hole, assuring that by virtue of his experience the Permanent Secretary will no doubt perform creditably well.
“We thank His Excellency Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for appointing one of our own as the permanent secretary of the ministry of information and Communications” he stated.
He commended the governor for his numerous achievements especially in the areas of prompt payment of salary to workers, road constructions , payment of WAEC fees to students of Kogi origin, the proposed establishment of Airport in the state among others.
In his remark, the Managing Director, Graphic newspaper Comrade Yusuf Jimoh Itopa expressed happiness that members of the association were able to come together once again to achieve its mandate, assuring that through meeting of who-is-who in the media circle, the association would move forward.
“In Nigeria if you don’t blow your trumpet certainly no body will do it for you, therefore we should come together and make the necessary noise to effect positive change in the society especially the reviving the moribund Ajaokuta Steel company which has been abandoned for many decades”
A member of the association who spoke on behalf of women, Mrs Idowu Aliyu urged members of the Association that have been elevated to higher positions by the current administration to utilize the positions to justified the trust repose on them by the governor.
While expressing delight over the appointment of Mr Ebenezer Adurodija as Permanent Secretary, she urged him to do more for Kogi central senatorial district, the association and Kogi State in general.
In his brief remarks, the General Manager of FRCN Prime FM, Lokoja Alhaji Adeiza Momohjimoh congratulated the permanent secretary and appealed to him to continue the good things that earned him encomium and praises from many people when he was announced as permanent secretary.
