Yemisi Izuora
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations has elected Malam Mukhtar Zubairu Sirajo as its new President at the end of the Institute’ Annual General Meeting in Umuahia, Abia State.
Also elected is Comptroller of Customs, Wale Adeniyi, as Vice President alongside 15 other members of the Governing Council of the Institute.
The Institute is run by a 22-member Governing Council made up of 17 elected members and five nominees of the Federal Government.
The newly-elected members of Council of Institute include the President and Chairman of Council, Mukhtar Sirajo – Kaduna; and Vice President, Adewale Adeniyi – Osun.
Others: Ethel Agbeyegbe – Lagos, Nkechi Ali-Balogun – Lagos, Samuel Oseloka – Rivers, Ibrahim Mohammed – Adamawa, Ohaeri Osondu – FCT, Chinkwe Ikenyi – Abia, Kabiru Aminu Garba – Bauchi, B.A.C. Obiefuna – Anambra, Haroun Audu – Plateau, Akin Ricketts – Cross River, Raphael Abimbola – Ondo, Sule Yau Sule – Kano, Joseph Fanafa – Benue, Emmanuel Dandaura – Nasarawa and Obot Udoette – Akwa Ibom.
The government nominees are Hajiya Maryam Isa Mele, Alhaji Bola Osifeso, Donald Awunah, Peter Dama and Timothy Oyedeji.
Sirajo had served seven different governors of Kaduna State, both military and civilian, as Chief Press Secretary, Special Adviser and Director General (Media and Publicity) between 1992 and 2007.