TONY Ojobo, director public affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, will on Thursday, December 14, receive the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR Presidential Award. The conferment of the prestigious award was communicated to Ojobo by Rotimi Oladele president and chairman of council of the NIPR.

Oladele in the letter to Ojobo said: “The prestigious award is given in recognition of your sterling leadership qualities, outstanding contributions towards the development of the public relations practice and support for industry advancement.”

The award ceremony will climax the yearly Presidential Dinner billed for Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja Lagos. The iconic director public affairs of the NCC has brought finesse and vitality to professionalism in his day-to-day handling of issues in Nigeria’s fastest growing sector, telecommunication and information technology.

Only recently, Ojobo was honoured by the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, his alma mater, with an award of Excellence at a ceremony tagged Alumni Home coming and 32nd Anniversary celebration of the Faculty of Management of the University.

The Faculty Board in its notification to Ojobo said: “We proudly took the decision to bestow the award on you in cognizance of your remarkable achievements in life, especially in your chosen career as a renowned technocrat and public servant, hence the award of excellence.”

– Dec 13, 2017 @ 12:18 GMT