The new Executive Director of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Dr. Shaibu Husseini has finally assumed office, with a call to the management and staff to cooperate with him to add more blocks to those already erected by his predecessor, Alhaji Adedayo Thomas.
Recall, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had on January 12, appointed Husseini, a notable journalist, film critic, and cultural administrator, as the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the NFVCB, the apex regulatory agency for film and video works in Nigeria.
A statement signed by the Head of Corporate Affairs, Iwueze Chika, yesterday said the new ED commended the management and staff for their patience during the unusually long documentation process, which culminated in the delay in his resumption.
Husseini, who on the first day of resumption held a plethora of meetings, stressed the need for unity, teamwork, and good interpersonal relationships among the staff, noting that those were the ingredients required to move the board forward.
He noted that he has come to work and contribute his quota so that by the time his successor comes, he would continue with other aspects of the building process.
The executive director conveyed to the meeting the decision of the Radio, Television, and Theatre Workers Union, (RATTAWU) unit of the board to hold an election and end the era of caretaker administration which has bedeviled the board for some time now.