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COMRADE EMEMOBONG IS ANSWER TO PRAYERS OF NUJ 
–NUJ Chairman, Amos Etuk 

The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Akwa Ibom State Council, Comrade Amos Etuk has said, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Comrade Ini Ememobong, is an answer to the prayers of Journalists in the state.

Comrade Amos Etuk, disclosed this in Uyo, yesterday while presenting a Goodwill Message at the Send-off/ Reception ceremony organised for the retired and serving Permanent Secretaries of the Ministry of Information and Strategy, Mr. Inyang Jameson and Akparawa James Edet respectively, held at the Helemah Events Centre, Uyo.

The NUJ Chairman said, before the assumption of office of Comrade Ini Ememobong as the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, the relationship between the Ministry and the NUJ was rusty and expressed with happiness that, the relationship has now become.cordial with numerous dividends from the partnership. 

He noted that, soon on assumption of office, Comrade Ememobong paid a Solidarity visit to the State council of NUJ, where a new course was charted for the straightening of the crooked paths and mapping out of plans for fruitful collaboration between the Ministry and NUJ.

He said, the collaboration has manifested into a symbiotic relationship between the two organisations with mutually beneficial dividends especially in Government/Press harmonious relationship being enjoyed in the State.

Comrade Amos Etuk expressed appreciation to the Information Commissioner for his numerous initiatives towards the  capacity building of staff of the Ministry and particularly thanked the Commissioner on the appointment of Mrs Blessing Urua as the Director of Information and the elevation of other Directors in the Ministry.

He congratulated the retired Permanent Secretary, Mr Inyang Jameson on his meritorious 35 years of Civil Service career, especially for reaching the apex of the career as Permanent Secretary and saluted the serving Permanent secretary on his well deserved appointment while wishing him a successful tenure of office.

The NUJ Chairman further congratulated all newly promoted staff of the Ministry as well as those born in the month of March and prayed God to grant Comrade Ini Ememobong favour and grace to continue to lift the Ministry and indeed the entire Information sector to higher heights.