NIPR elects new president
By Ibidunni Banjoko
A veteran public relations practitioner, Dr Ike Neliaku, the Managing Director of Right-Angle PR, has been elected as the new President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). He will pilot the institute’s affairs for the next 2 years.
Dr. Neliaku was elected unopposed by the 17 newly elected members of the council of the institute. The council members themselves were elected following a keenly contested election by members of the institute at the 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM),which was held at NAF suites in Abuja.
The AGM had featured conference and meeting proper, climaxing with the election of council members.
Members elect the council members who elect the President and Vice President. Both serve as the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Governing Council of the Institute, which is run by a 22-member Governing Council made up of 17 elected members and 5 nominees of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Dr. Neliaku, who is a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (FNIPR), is a native of Enugwu-Ukwu in Njikoka local government area of Anambra State. He holds a BA with honours in Theatre Arts from the University of Jos, a Master’s in Political Economy and Ph.D. in Development Studies, respectively, from the University of Abuja.
In his acceptance speech, he said that he and other members of the council of the institute will use the NIPR platform to chart a new path for the institute, and also re-invent Nigeria.
The 17 elected council members of the institute are; Dr. Sule Yau Sule, Ini Ememobong Essien, Dr. Ike Neliaku, Bashir Adamu Chedis, Dr. Adewale Oladipo Oyekanmis, Okoh Thelma Chika, Kabir Ali Kobi, Adaramola Temitopes, Professor Kate Azuka Omenugha, Dr. Saidat Salah Abdulnaqis, Prof Emmanuel Dandauras, Professor Sarah Benjamin Luwahas, Prince Ford Ozumbas, Pastor Paulinus Eyinda Nsirim, Olubunmi Adedoyin Badejos, Akin Agbejule, and Bajulaye Adetokunbo
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