Governor of Imo State, Sen. Hope Uzodimma, has congratulated the reelected President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, Mr. Eze Anaba, the new Secretary General of the body, Mr. Onuoha Ukeh and all other members of the Guild, who were elected into the executive during their recent Biennial Conference in Enugu.
While Anaba, like his other colleagues, was returned unopposed to serve for another two years, Ukeh was elected the Guild’s secretary general.
In a statement by Oguwike Nwachuku, chief press secretary/special adviser on media to the governor of Imo State, Sen. Uzodimma lauded members of the Guild for electing their choice of executives and urged the newly elected officials to see their victory as a victory of all members.
He noted that members of the elite media association have, by their choice of the new officials, invested their trust in them, hence, they must reciprocate it with selfless service to all and sundry.
The Governor said he did not have any iota of doubt that those who were elected to pilot the affairs of the Guild for the next two years are men and women of proven integrity in the media, who are prepared to use their positions and experience in the industry in the interest of the society.
He said that Anaba’s first tenure as President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors signposted peaceful coexistence among members, and innovations in the interest of colleagues, and encouraged the new executives to go beyond that and pursue other policies that would impact the members in particular and the society at large, positively.
Governor Uzodimma reminded the Guild officials of the critical role the media, as the fourth estate of the realm, play in the society, noting that such a pivotal role cannot be overemphasised in the practice and pursuit of democracy in Nigeria.
He cautioned that members of the Guild, as media managers, would share in the blame if democracy does not get root in Nigeria when they fail to join hands with the government at all levels to serve the citizens.
He assured the Anaba-led NGE that his government would continue to support and partner the media in the country for the benefit of mankind, saying that sincere partnership brings about a win-win situation.