The Kogi Central Journalists’ Guild (KCJG) has appealed to Governor Usman Ododo to create opportunity for its members to contribute their quota in his quest to take Kogi to greater heights.
In a statement signed by the Guild’s President, Muhammad Tijani Abdulsalam, and the Secretary, Ozumi Abdul, the umbrella body of Kogi Central journalists in the diaspora, called on the Governor to include them in the list of his appointees, particularly, in the media segment of his administration.
They decried the total exclusion of its members from the recent appointments by Governor Ododo.
The Guild admonished Governor Ododo to build his Crisis Management Team on a tripod of Kogi Agenda, as the present composition has marginalized professionals in reputation management from the central senatorial district of the state.
“It is, however, surprising that an ethnic group that boasts of seasoned journalists and public relations gurus were ignored into the appointments of Ododo media team,” the Guild said.
They picked hole on the decision to recycle aides of the immediate past government that fed gluttonously, but failed to contribute meaningfully to image management.
The Kogi Journalists, however, commended the governor for promoting Kogi Agenda over its recent appointment of Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants. They expressed confidence that the inclusive list of recent appointments would guarantee a sense of belonging among Kogi state critical stakeholders.
