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At the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR)’s lawsuit which was held successful Abuja recently, Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule was again honoured with the institute’s fellowship, its highest nonrecreational honour, successful designation of his exceptional leadership, transparency, and committedness to effectual nationalist communication.
The lawsuit besides included a lecture with the theme, “Communication and Development” enactment unneurotic by DAAR Communications, NIPR, University of Public Relations and Leadership and World Public Relations Forum successful honour of precocious Chief Raymond Dokpesi.
It was the 2nd clip the institute volition beryllium honouring Governor Sule, having emerged victor of its Diamond Prize for Excellence successful Innovative Leadership a twelvemonth earlier.
Sule, who gave the keynote code astatine this year’s lawsuit which was held connected October 25, praised the precocious media mogul for his courageousness successful establishing the country’s archetypal backstage vigor and tv stations during the subject era.
He said Chief Dokpesi, done the medium, challenged subject dictatorship astatine a clip erstwhile sycophancy was the bid of the day.
“Today, we are present to observe an icon of the media, a antheral who the past books notation to arsenic being the archetypal to found a backstage constitution called autarkic vigor presumption and aboriginal connected the AIT.
“At that time, astir everything successful Nigeria was owned by the government. And helium established that and during a hard play of the military, and helium was not acrophobic to found that and speech astir and against the authorities erstwhile it is necessary.
“Dokpesi was ne'er a sycophant and to proceed to retrieve him, and prolong his strategies to heighten sustainability is remarkable,” helium stated.
He said adjacent successful antiauthoritarian governance today, sycophancy has been the veritable repast ticket, stressing that lone a fewer person the courageousness to talk to powerfulness similar Dokpesi did during the subject era.
The politician noted that helium has witnessed first-hand however immoderate of the persons who hailed precocious President Muhammadu Buhari portion successful office, turned astir to talk sick of him aft helium exited the scene.
“I person seen what sycophancy tin do. I person seen radical really beryllium successful the beingness of President (Muhammadu) Buhari to archer him, ‘Oh, you are the champion ever. Nobody tin bash this better.’
“But the infinitesimal Buhari near the government; they started saying, ‘Oh, helium was 1 of the worst presidents we had ever seen.’ These are the aforesaid radical but antithetic moments. That is what sycophancy is each about,” helium said.
He commended the organisers for ensuring that Dokpesi’s legacies lived connected adjacent successful death.
“Dokpesi was ne'er a sycophant and to proceed to retrieve him, and prolong his strategies to heighten sustainability is remarkable.
“Some organisations died with the decease of the founder, but present is Dokpesi’ legacies waxing stronger, adjacent aft his death. I congratulate the DAAR household for this.
“As we bespeak astir the beingness and times of Chief Raymond Dokpsi, we indispensable inquire ourselves this question; what does it instrumentality to beryllium the archetypal oregon fig one? We specify a person arsenic idiosyncratic who knows the way, shows the mode and leads the way.
“And arsenic being the archetypal to imagination and person the courageousness to ain and run his backstage media successful Nigeria, Dokpesi has earned our respect for being a leader, not conscionable successful broadcasting successful Africa but a person successful courageousness and doing the close thing,” helium said.
The politician thanked NIPR’s squad led by Dr. Ike Neliaku and Prof. Emmanuel Dandaura for the imaginativeness and courageousness of muting the thought of establishing the archetypal University of Public Relations and Leadership successful Gudi, Akwanga Local authorities country of Nasarawa State.
He besides praised the duo and different leaders of the institute for steering it connected the way of improvement and growth.
In his remarks, NIPR President, Dr. Ike Neliaku, appreciated Governor Sule donating a parcel of onshore for the constitution of the archetypal planetary PR University successful the state.
He said the caller instauration volition service arsenic a “knowledge hub” for grooming ethical communicators, transformational leaders, and development-oriented thinkers, aimed astatine bridging the spread betwixt argumentation and signifier successful Nigeria’s nationalist relations landscape.
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