The Executive Governor of Plateau state, His Excellency Rt. Hon.(Dr.) Simon Bako Lalong, KSGG has reassured the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) of continuous support and collaboration with the institute toward fostering effective Public Relations and Communication management in the country.
He gave this assurance during his speech as a Distinguished Guest of Honour at the NIPR Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Elections at Command Guest House Bauchi, Bauchi State capital recently.
Governor Lalong stated that his government recognizes the place of Public Relations in the issues of governance and how it builds relationships that facilitate national development.

Furthermore, Governor Lalong as a friend of the NIPR family, urges members to be fair in their politicking as this AGM is an election AGM. He charged members to vote credible people who will represent well and take the institute to a greater height.
He added that the choice of Bauchi State as the venue to host the 2021 AGM was very good decision by the NIPR President and Council members since this is the first AGM to host in the North Eastern region of the country since inception of the institute.
As the Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum of the 19 states, he said this will foster unity and inclusiveness among members of the institute.

The Governor who was ably represented by the Honorable Commissioner of Information, Hon. Dan Manjang, anipr wished the NIPR leadership and the entire members a successful and fruitful AGM and elections.

Also speaking as Special Guest of Honour, the Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, who was represented by his Deputy, Senator Baba Tela, enjoined the members of NIPR to practice their profession according to it’s ethics and Code of Conduct.

In his response, the NIPR President and the Chairman Council Mallam Mukhtar Zubairu Sirajo, fnipr thanked the Governor of Plateau state Simon Bako Lalong for his unwavering support and collaboration towards enhancing the practice of Public Relation in Nigeria.
He added that this AGM is a hybrid one, because this is the first AGM having onsite and virtual sessions at the same time.

Mallam Mukhtar urged members to take consciousness and seriousness to manage the reputation of our dear country Nigeria in order to enhance understanding and peaceful co-existence.

As part to part to mark the event 19 members were upgraded in the statutory level of Fellow of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations fnipr
Addressing the Plateau state chapter members, the NIPR member of Council representing Plateau State Barrister Haroun Harry Audu, fnipr congratulated the newly inducted members for taking a bold step to horn their career.
He charged other members to be more serious and upgrade in their statutory level and emphasized mostly on the unwillingness to upgrade to the status of fellows.
Barrister Haroun also thanked the members of the state chapter for endorsing and supporting his candidature as member of Council, NIPR.
He also applauded the state Chairman’s dynamic leadership skills, inovation and proactivity to take the chapter to a greater height.
Also speaking, the Chairman NIPR Plateau state chapter Mr. Charles Homsuk, mnipr appreciated the state members for their support and cooperation to represent Plateau state well.
He charged the inductees to be more serious with the chapter activities and to be more committed to attending meetings.
He assured members that the exco under his watch will do its utmost best to represent the chapter well.

During the election, Barrister Haroun Audu and 16 others were presented to the general congress as nominees of council members in the 2021 election by Mrs Comfort Okwela, the vice chairman of the NIPR 2021 elections and after the elections Barrister Audu of Plateau state emerged winner amongst others as one of the NIPR Council Members.

Also present at the event was the Honorable Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Muhammed virtually connected, the representatives of the Executive Governors of Gombe and Borno states and the Emir of Bauchi, Dr. Rilwanu Adamu amongst others.

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Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong Reassures NIPR of Support and Collaboration