Senate president, Bukola Saraki,
has congratulated Garba Deen-Muhammad on his election as president,
Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE).
He also hailed the election of Steve
Ayorinde, BusinessDay columnist, and Funke Egbemode, managing director
and editor-in-chief, New Telegraph, as deputy president and
vice-president (West) of the Guild, respectively.
In a statement on Sunday, the Senate
president said though the requirements of their new responsibilities
were daunting, he was convinced that the new officers had “what it takes
to effectively and efficiently lead the organisation.”
He specifically urged Deen-Muhammad and
the entire leadership of the NGE to lead the needed change in the
journalism profession in the country, with the aim of making it more
responsive and development focussed.
The statement signed by Sanni Onogu,
chief press secretary to the Senate president, quoted Saraki as saying:
“Your take-over of the leadership of the Guild happened at a time the
entire nation is desirous of a new thinking in the management of her
affairs. I am confident that you are well-equipped to contribute to the
realisation of a new NGE, the development of the journalism profession
and emergence of a progressive Nigeria in general, during your tenure.”
He also urged the Guild to join hands
with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and other relevant
stakeholders to rid the noble pen profession of quacks and impostors,
whose activities undermine the credibility of the true professionals.
While wishing Deen-Muhammad, Ayorinde,
Egbemode and their colleagues in the NGE executive a successful tenure
in office, he urged them to deploy their rich experience in further
uplifting and expanding the frontiers of the body of gatekeepers in the
newsrooms.
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