Uphold professionalism, high standard, former NBC boss advices journalists
By Emmanuel Joseph
A former Director-General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Dr Danladi Bako has advised media practitioners to uphold professionalism and high standards to remain relevant in the profession and the society.
Bako gave the advice in Abuja at a public presentation of a book titled “Accidental journalist” by General Manager of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) Umuahia, Cordilia Ukwuoma, on her retirement day.
Bako advised journalists to exhibit high level of commitment, maturity and pragmatism to make journalism more impactful on the society and national development.
He also advised journalists to embrace mentorship and other measures to improve themselves.
“Some broadcasters know the theory haven gone to school but the practice of tutelage under the quality hands is missing.
“What you are displaying today is the product of what you learned from the masters and very quality seniors that you work with.
“A lot of the gentlemen and ladies today don’t have the patience to search for documents that can help them improve,” Bako said.
Also speaking at the event, the book reviewer a former chancellor University of Abuja, Prof. Nuhu Yakubu said that for a broadcaster to be successful, he or she use must be creative and tenacious.
Former Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliu said that the nation needed committed broadcasters as Ukwuoma especially now that it was experiencing trying time.
Chairman of the occasion, Mr Charles Odita charged journalists to always put down their experiences to serve as reverence materials for younger reporters.
The Founder, International Society of Media in Public Health Mrs Moji, Mrs Makankuola praised Ukwuoma for finding time to write a book in spite her busy time.
“I want to say congratulations and to say that women in NTA are doing good.
“I wrote a book, Ukwuoma has written one, Regina Abu too has written. I also hope more women will write.
In her remarks, the book author who hailed from Delta State, appreciated God for seen her through all her service years to the nation.
Ukwuoma expressed alal gratitude to God, those who assisted her to make the book project a reality.