From AMEDU JOSEPH, Lokoja
FORMER Chief Press Secretary to the Kogi State Deputy Governor, Philip Salau, Jimoh Yusuf Itopa, has been appointed the new Managing Director of the Kogi State-owned newspaper, The Graphic, by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo.
Itopa served as Chairman of the Editorial Board of the paper before he was seconded to the state Ministry of Information as a Director.
Itopa, who officially resumed on Monday at the Lokoja head office of the newspaper, promised to work towards actualising the vision of the founding fathers to move the paper to the next level.
He said: “I want to thank His Excellency for counting me fit for this appointment and I promise not to disappoint him in any way.
“After being part of the team here once, I will work alongside with the team on ground to actualise the vision of the founding fathers of the newspaper and move this organization to the next level where it can compete with other papers without losing focus of the vision of our founding fathers.”
Amoka Eneji, Chairman, Okehi Local Government Council, where Itopa hails from, who witnessed the occasion, described the appointment as “well deserved to our worthy son in the local government area,” adding that he was a round peg in a round hole.
“I have no doubt that he will reposition the paper to meet the challenges ahead, given his pedigree as an astute professional journalist,” he added.
