THE Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, has commended the federal government for the appointments of Duro Onabule, a former newspaper editor, as chairman of the Nigeria Television Authority Board and Olusgun Runsewe as director general, Council of Arts and Culture, among others. The NUJ in a statement signed by Shuaibu Usman Leman, national secretary, described the appointees as “tested professionals and technocrats to head some federal government owned media establishments and parastatals.”

The union particularly commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing tested professionals such as Onabule and Runsewe saying “the appointment of Runsewe which is well received, comes as a relief as efforts are being made to reposition the Arts and Culture sector. As chairman of the International Institute of Journalism Governing Council Abuja, and  an experienced technocrat, we believe that he will deploy all the experience he acquired over time to revamp the sector. We equally salute the other key appointments into positions in NTA and FRCN.”

The development, the NUJ said showed that the federal government was mindful of the complex nature of the key areas and its desires to make a meaningful change.

“It is our conviction that these highly intelligent and resourceful individuals will bring the much needed change to uplift their respective sectors.

“Certainly this assignment is difficult but with the calibre of professionals appointed and with our support, the desired milestone will be achieved within a limited time.

“While rejoicing with these appointments, we urge the appointees to justify the confidence we all have in them,” the council said.

—  Apr 3, 2017 @ 17:00 GMT

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