The event was held on Thursday at the Nigeria Television Authority, Area 11, Garki Abuja with other members of the Guild Of Corporate Online Publisher (GOCOP) under the leadership of their President, Maureen Chigbo, also inducted among other prominent media practitioners.
According to a provisional approval letter signed by the NIPR Registrar, Uzoma Onyegbadue, “The Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) is professional body established by Decree 16 of June 1, 1990. Now an Act of Parliament to regulate the practice of Public Relations in Nigeria as well as determine what standards of knowledge and skills are to be attained by Public Relations Practitioners.
“This is to inform you that the Institute has given a professional approval to your application for membership of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations, haven met the prescribed criteria for induction.”
Further checks revealed that Arowona is also scheduled for induction into another professional body. A letter issued by Dr. Yusuf Olarewaju, reads:
“Having successfully undergone our professional training through our partnership with the National Open University of Nigeria in collaboration with the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators, I am thrilled to inform you that you have been successfully scheduled for induction at our forthcoming International Conference and Annual General Meeting.
“The conference is slated to be held at the Isa Garba Hall, Post Graduate School, Ribadu Campus, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Nigeria from 01-05 July 2024.”
Arowona, a member of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, ( NUJ) and Guild Of Corporate Online Publisher (GOCOP) among other reputable associations is a media expert with many years of professional practice, a promoter of culture and holder of many traditional titles and awards.
