VON, NOA DGs assume offices, promise uplift

The newly appointed Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Jibrin Baba Ndace, has vowed that under his watch, the agency will surpass the standards of other international agencies.

Speaking yesterday in Abuja when he took over office, he said he had come in to make a difference and ensure that the agency competes with Voice of America (VOA), British Broadcasting Service (BBC), and others around the world.

According to him, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, gave him a specific responsibility to ensure that the agency competes and surpass the standards of other international radio station.

Ndace said the Nigerian media had the responsibility to tell the Nigerian story and not let anyone else do it because Nigeria was not the worst country in the world, hence “we are not where we should be but the cup is half full not half empty.”

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Also, the new DG of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Lanre Issa-Onilu, assured that under his watch, Nigerians will get the desired attitudinal and value reorientation geared towards achieving emotional attachment to the country.

Speaking yesterday in Abuja when he took over, he said the Renewed Hope Agenda of the federal government was a clear charge for the renewal of love for the country, ethical re-orientation and citizens’ mobilization for increased development of the country.

Onilu, according to a statement signed by Assistant Director, Press of the agency, Paul Odenyi, called on the staff of the agency to rededicate themselves in carrying out the critical responsibility of raising the awareness level of Nigerians on issues of national interest.

On his part, the outgoing DG, Dr Garba Abari, urged the staff of the agency to support his successor as the new administration confronts numerous challenges in the country.