May 27, (THEWILL)- The Kogi Central Journalists’ Guild, an umbrella body of Kogi Central Journalists in the Diaspora, has called for equal representation in Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo’s media team.
The Guild, in a statement signed by its President, Muhammad Tijani Abdulsalam, and Secretary, Ozumi Abdul, on Sunday, shortly after its emergency meeting, decried what it described as the total exclusion of its members from the recent appointments by Governor Ododo.
“It is, however, surprising that an ethnic group that boasts of seasoned Journalists and Public Relations Gurus were ignored in the appointments of Ododo media team,” the statement said.
The Guild asked the Governor to build his Crisis Management Team on a tripod of Kogi Agenda, observing that the present composition has marginalised the Central Senatorial District Professionals in reputation management.
It also criticised the decision “to recycle aides of the immediate past government that fed gluttonously but failed to contribute meaningfully to Image management.”
The Kogi Journalists, however, commended the Governor for promoting Kogi Agenda over its recent appointment of Special Advisers (SAs), and Senior Special Assistants (SSAs).
The body expressed confidence that the inclusive list of recent appointments would guarantee a sense of belonging among Kogi State’s critical stakeholders.
The Guild further stressed that proactive steps like this would “no doubt knit interest groups under a Confluence Agenda.”
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Abdullahi Yusuf is a seasoned journalist, communicator and was previously the Deputy Editor-In-Chief and Zonal Manager, News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Jos, where he retired on December 15, 2021
