Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has approved the appointment of prolific journalist, Mr. Itopa Jimoh as Managing Director of The Graphics Newspaper.
The Graphics Newspaper is Kogi State owned news publishing and printing company with headquarter in Lokoja, the state capital.
Making the presentation, the Head of Service, Mr. Elijah Evidemi, urged Mr. Itopa to justify his appointment by repositioning the State owned newspaper.
The Head of service described the media as very cardinal to reporting Government programs and policies, said the place of Graphics Newspaper cannot be overemphasized, urged the new appointee to hit the ground running.
He urged him to perform beyond expectations, that will be pleasing to the present administration, urged him to turn the Graphics Newspaper around.
In a remarks, the immediate past State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comr. Adeiza Momohjimoh, assured that Mr. Itopa will justify his appointment, and solicited support for the Graphics Newspaper.
He called for the State Government to support the publishing company to enable it meet the objectives of information desimination at the grassroots.
In his response, the new Managing Director promised to justify his appointment by not letting down the administration.
He described his appointment as a home coming, having worked with the Graphics for about 12 years, thanked the management and staff of the Graphics for staying the course amidst daunting challenges of operations.
