Information Minister, NIPR president, others grace book launch, commend GOCOP

Guests at the event

By KEMI KAYODE

Minister of Information, Alhaji Mohammed Idris; former minister of information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; Dr. Ike Neliaku, President of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and others have commended the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) on the launch of its maiden book, “Nigeria Media Renaissance: GOCOP Perspectives on Online Publishing.”

The book was unveiled in Abuja on Tuesday as a key highlight of a fundraiser for GOCOP Media Centre, witnessed by an array of distinguished guests.

Those who graced the event cut across diverse socio-economic and political vocations such as governance and politics, government institutions and agencies, energy (oil and gas), security agencies, transport sector, industrial sector, media, private sector, reputation managers, among others.

They commended GOCOP for the feat just as the guests recommended the book to all, saying that GOCOP has set the pace and standard in online publishing.

The occasion was chaired by the Minister of Information, Alhaji Idris while the book reviewer was Dr. Ike Neliaku, President of NIPR.

Other guests include Presidential spokesman, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, former Managing Director of Champion newspapers, Mr. Emma Agu; Mr. Haruna Suleman, NIPR Council member; Senior Special Assistant to the President on media, Temitope Ajayi, Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Olumuyiwa Adejobi; and representative of Shell, Tony Ogedengbe.

The Yobe state Commissioner for information, Hon. Abdullahi Bego who represented Governor Mai Mala Buni; Senior Special Assistant to the President, Tope Ajayi; NNPC Limited Group Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye; Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Ali M. Ali; and the Managing Director, Voice of Nigeria (VON), Alhaji Jibrin Ndace were among the dignitaries.