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The General Manager, Kogi
State Printing and
Publishing Corporation
Publishers of The Graphic,
Mr. Donatus Okpe, has called
on government at all levels
to address the numerous
problems in the society
urgently.
He made the call while
responding to the speeches
of the Board Members of
National Orientation Agency
(NOA) who paid a courtesy
visit to the organisation,
recently.
While noting that the
problems bedeviling the
country are complex, he
stressed that all hands must
be on deck to address the
issues head-on.
The General Manager called
on NOA Board to work towards
restoring the values that
have been jettisoned by
Nigerians for quick money,
stressing that; “respect for
elders, hardwork and
perseverance have all been
subverted for quick money.
“Issues of armed robbery and
kidnapping have become
rampant even in Kogi State
here. Formerly, this method
was being used to press home
issues but this has
changed”, Mr. Okpe lamented.
He appealed to NOA to be
more proactive in its
approach to mobilize and
sensitise Nigerians towards
maintaining good value,
advising that “NOA should
translate its messages into
local languages to be
assessable to the large and
scattered illiterate
populace in the rural areas
to achieve desired result”.
Mr. Okpe, who pledged the
continued support of The
Graphic to the activities of
NOA, called on the agency to
always give out information
to the media.
Earlier, a Board member of
NOA, Mr. George Izobo, said
they were at the
organisation to register
their appreciation for the
coverage of their activities
over the years and appealed
for more collaboration,
stressing that, “it is
through the media that we
reach the people”.
While disclosing that the
Board was visiting
stakeholders in all parts of
the country, Mr. Izobo
revealed that “we are out to
sensitise Nigerians to go
back to their moral virtues
which the country was once
known for”.
“At the higher level, we
sensitise them to have the
right sense of governance
while those at the lower
level would be sensitized to
know their right and help
the government work”, he
explained.
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