BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
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Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Dr. Kayode Opeifa has reiterated his commitment towards training and exposure of the Corporation’s workers to the deepening of their professional competence and attuned them to global best practices.
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Opeifa stated this during his interaction with the Nigerian Railway Corporation’s delegation to this year’s edition of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations Week and Annual General Meeting, taking place at the Brig Gen Abba Kyari Banquet Hall, Government House, Kaduna State.
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He expressed expectations that the conference would equip the delegates’ with requisite skills, knowledge and expertise in the discharge of their duties.
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Speaking earlier, NRC’s Chief Public Relations Officer, Mr. Callistus Unyimadu, appreciated the Managing Director and the management of the Corporation for always supporting the Public Relations Department of the Corporation to meet and even surpass expectations.
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He said that the annual Public Relations Week afforded the staff the opportunity to interact with professional colleagues from different government’s MDAs and private institutions across the country and beyond, adding that this no doubt, would ensure efficient service delivery.
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Also speaking, the Special Adviser to the Managing Director on Media and Communication, Mr. Yinka Aderibigbe, described this year’s Public Relations Week as one of the best in terms of organisation as there were highly educative and intellectual engagements that have no doubt imparted the participants. He equally praised Dr. Kayode Opeifa for his exceptional commitment to Human Resources development of all arms of the corporation.
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This year’s edition of the Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations was declared open by the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON, accompanied by the host State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, the Minister of Information, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Livestock Development, Alhaji Idi Mukhtar Maiha, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, the immediate past Minister of Transportation, Senator Sa’id Ahmed Alkali and many other distinguished Nigerians.
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Welcoming the delegates and guests, the National President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Dr. Ike Neliaku assured that the 63 year old Nigerian Institute of Public Relations is now better positioned to showcase all the great and wonderful things about Nigeria.
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He called on Nigerians to remember that regardless of the challenges being faced by the country, successes are also being recorded across various sectors of the economy.
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The Chairman of the National Orgranising Committee of the NIPRW, Chief Yomi Badejo Okusanya, said the conference was an eye opener to the over 2000 delegates from across the country, who saw first hand that the insecurity situation in the Northern parts of the country wasn’t as bad as portrayed by the media.
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He applauded the State Governor Senator Uba Sani, for his giant strides on infrastructural development adding that he is happy to see that he could move about freely in the Kaduna metropolis even at 12 midnight without any fear of insecurity.
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Also among the NRC delegation were the Assistant Chief Public Relations Officer, who doubles as the Acting Chairman NIPR of the Enugu Chapter, Dr. Onyedikachi Stanley Onovo, and Senior Public Relations Officers Efunuga Bunmi Kubrat, Agbadegbe Ileogba Stella and Salihu Usman.
