NOA, NUJ Collaboration Will Fast Track Nigeria’s Progress – Oyo NOA Director

*Visits Oyo NUJ Press Centre

By; BAYO AKAMO Ibadan

The Oyo State Directorate of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), on Thursday, advocated for closer collaboration with the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), to enhance national reorientation and civic engagement.

Oyo State NOA Director, Mrs. Ajolayo Sinmat Akande made the call when she led the NOA team to the Oyo state (NUJ) Press Centre in Ibadan on a courtesy visit.

According to the NOA Director, the agency’s collaboration with the NUJ will among others fast-track Nigeria’s progress.

Mrs Akande emphasized that the media remains a vital partner in achieving the agency’s mandate to educate, sensitise, and mobilise citizens around government policies, national values, and civic responsibility,

” It becomes imperative to collaborate with your organisation to fast-track Nigeria’s progress”, she said.

Mrs Akande added, ” We believe that a strong working synergy with the NUJ will help promote our values, culture, and national essence,”

Receiving the NOA team, Oyo state NUJ Chairman, Chief Ademola Babalola pledged the Union’s full support for NOA’s public enlightenment mandate.

The Oyo NUJ Chairman while reflecting on the agency’s past partnerships with former NOA leaders described the NOA as a key institution for fostering national unity and citizen participation, especially through initiatives such as MAMSER

Chief Babalola congratulated Mrs. Akande, on her appointment and expressing appreciation that the NUJ was her first official port of call.

“You’ve climbed the ladder of service, and it is clear that God has positioned you for greater things. We are honoured that the NUJ is your first port of call,” Babalola said, pledging the Union’s full support for NOA’s public enlightenment mandate.

The Oyo state NOA Director was accompanied during the visit by the agency’s senior officials, including Mrs. Oluwaseyi Omotayo (Deputy Director, Community Outreach and Development), Mr. Babatunde Ogundipe (Deputy Director, Health and Social Care), Dr. (Mrs.) Ruth Awosanmi (Deputy Director, Human Resource Management), Mr. Stephen Odeleye (Chief Accountant) and Miss Oyindamola Olaosebikan (Media and Communications Officer).