By Abba Eku -Onyekachi, Abuja
The Minister, Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has urged the Governing Council of Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) to work towards professionalising the institute and acting within the provisions of the law establishing it in order to end unprofessional conduct.
The Minister gave the charge at the recent induction of 24 new members into the institute, as well as inauguration of its new Governing Board.
Among those inaugurated as members of the institute were the former spokesman for the House of Representatives and current Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, to the President of the Senate, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh.
Also initiated into the institute were the Senior Special Assistant on Strategic Communications (Communications Adviser to the President of ECOWAS), Linda Akhigbe, Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Deputy Senate President, Ismail Mudashir.
The institute also admitted the Director General (Press Affairs) to the Governor of Gombe State, Mallam Ismaila Uba Misilli and top media and public relations managers in the government and private sector.
