Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma has promised to send winners of the third Edition of the Media Excellence Award abroad for further training in journalism.
The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba disclosed this during the inaugural ceremony of the 9-man committee that will organise the 2023 edition of the Merit Award at the state secretariat, along Port Harcourt road, Owerri.
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He said that the governor has promised to send winners of the third Edition of the Media Excellence award abroad for further training in Journalism, and tasked the Committee to do a thorough job.
Emelumba charged the committee to ensure that the integrity of the Media Award instituted in 2021 is sustained.
The Commissioner described Governor Uzodimma as the most media-friendly Governor, since the creation of Imo State, and called on Media practitioners to always report the truth about the Governor, noting his administration’s impact on youths, civil servants, and road infrastructure among others.
Performing the inauguration ceremony at the Conference Hall of the Ministry, Chief Emelumba congratulated the members of the Committee, and urged them to outline at least 10 categories particularly, areas not touched in the previous editions.
Chief Emelumba thanked the Committee members for accepting to serve and wished them the best in carrying out the exercise, stressing that they should not betray the trust imposed in them, which is a very serious trust.
Contributing, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Orientation, Chief Fidel Onyeneke who was also two – time Chairman of the Media Excellence Award thanked the Governor for fulfilling his promise of redeeming the prizes for previous winners, and challenged journalists in the State to reciprocate the gesture by upholding professionalism.
In his acceptance speech, the Chairman of the Committee, Ukana Omon, thanked the Commissioner for finding them worthy to serve and promised that they would take the exercise to greater heights.
The members are: Ukana Omon, Chairman; Williams Unadike Secretary; Chris Dimgba member; Gele Agbai, member; Ifeanyi Nwanguma, member; Chris Njoku, member; Chinwe Asogu, member; Anthony Ozor, member; and Violet Igwe, member