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26/11/2021

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At Inaugural Lecture, UNIUYO Professor Says Curse Awaits Those Promoting Evil Politicians For Elected Offices

A Professor of Marketing Communications and Applied Rhetoric in the University of Uyo, Prof. Peter Esuh Thursday urged the people of Akwa Ibom State to reject the commission to serve as brand ambassadors for evil- minded politicians in the state in the build up to the 2023 general elections.

Professor Esuh spoke while delivering the 86th Inaugural lecture of the University held in the 1000 seater Auditorium of the University in the Nwaniba Permanent campus of the University on Thursday.

The university don who spoke on the topic "Persuading The Persuader - A Rhetorico - Semiotic Direction To Marketing Communications", said just as the serpent which served as the 'brand Ambassador for Lucifer was cursed, as written in the Bible, the same fate awaits anybody who accepts to promote evil politicians elected into offices.

He said just like the serpent presented the fruit of the tree as a bundle of benefits and a good offering' , many people are being mobilized to support cultists, killers, kidnappers and others who harbour abominable intentions against the citizenry.

Professor Esuh claimed that although Lucifer's target was Adam, he had to pass through Eve to reach him by discovering what would unbundle the Adamic black box. “Lucifer did not go by himself, he sent his brand ambassador, the serpent, described then as one of the most beautiful creatures,” he added.

Professor Esuh, a governorship aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Akwa Ibom State in 2014 noted that "in the context of political products, Nigeria defies the marketing communications maxim that you can only sell a bad product once", noting that 'the moment we eschew rhetoric of the guns and the rhetoric of inducement, the professional persuaders will have a lot to do to persuade the persuaders for votes.

He disclosed that in a study he carried out on the 2015 presidential elections in Nigeria, it was noticed that both the PDP and the APC spent billions in excess of what is permitted by law. He highlighted the dangers of monetary inducements in politics and its impact on governance; and advocated for a more people- driven political leadership.

In his goodwill message, the Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Mr. Udom Emmanuel who was represented by the state Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Idongesit Etiebet observed the contributions of Professor Esuh to the development of Akwa Ibom state, declaring that he was a great lover of Akwa Ibom state who was ready to sacrifice everything for the development of the state.

He applauded professor Esuh for developing the Lucifer-Serpent Model of persuasion where Lucifer used the Serpent as a brand ambassador to persuade Adam to disobey the instructions of God.

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Uyo, Professor Nyaudo Ndaeyo, in his remarks, extolled the extraordinary scholarship of Professor Esuh and his contribution to knowledge.

He noted that the University, in its vision to unbundle the Communication Arts Department to a robust and global brand, has conferred on the Department the status of the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies with seven specialised departments and commended Professor Esuh for his steadfastness and passion for academic excellence.

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11/08/2021

Misconceptions and Hearsay: An Aftermath of Inoyo’s NUJ Outing

By David Abakasanga

To begin with, I acknowledge that I am an Akwa Ibom indigene in the Diaspora. But let me be clear that my current location has not shielded me from activities back home in Akwa Ibom State, and that should apply to all of us out here. I have been active in the affairs and leadership of AKISAN-USA which has also allowed me to stay abreast of happenings back home, interacting with many government officials and dignitaries, especially when they come over to the United States . As should be expected, more news is being churned out daily, especially on the political front, but I wish there will be more discussion on policy issues, especially such that target the predicament our people are facing with regards to poverty and unemployment. While I salute Governor Udom Emmanuel’s efforts so far, I do worry about what would befall us if there were termination of his focus on industrialization. I will comment on this in my subsequent write-up. For now, permit me to reflect on just one aspect of our culture, which in my opinion has left many good people bruised and scared of supporting the state, even here in the USA. It is rumormongering or hear-say.

I was proud of Mr. Udom Inoyo for his bravery to engage hundreds of media practitioners recently in Uyo. I was even happier at some of the positive comments that followed his outing, especially by those who had previously misunderstood, despised, and demonized him without any prior contact. The other reason is that I felt vindicated that the man we had invited to Chair the AKISAN- USA National Convention in 2019 (while I was National Vice President) had engaged us in a very simple down-to-earth manner, supported our course financially, and has shown so much concern for the lives of our people back home, especially on education through the Inoyo Toro Foundation, cannot be what some people say on social media. There is yet another, which may not be known by many, and which made me have high regards for this gentleman. It has to do with the COVID-19 Pandemic!

As we all know, in 2020 the world was taken unawares and subsequently devasted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Even here in the US, we were in confusion. Towards the end of March 2020, a good friend of mine back in Nigeria, Charles Edelduok, called to request a favor in sourcing for COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing equipment on behalf of an Akwa Ibom indigene who wanted to donate same to help the state prepare to curtail the increasing cases of the virus. PCR is a laboratory technique used to detect the genetic material of the virus. I was also informed that there were very few testing centers in Nigeria - and having one for our State would be a huge tool to contain the impact of the virus. While he did not mention the name, I was so delighted at such thoughtfulness from an individual for the wellbeing of our people. I suspected if this was not the government, then such a person must be relatively comfortable. But truth be told, these were not normal times - as people were more anxious about how to stay safe and secure their savings and earnings in a period of uncertainty. Moreover, in situations such as this, there is always a tendency for well-to-do Nigerians to escape to developed countries with proper medical facilities and personnel. I was still pondering why an individual could be this thoughtful and selfless when I received from my friend a long list of PCR test equipment and associated accessories. No vendor, I was told, had any of these items in custody, and even if they were available, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) would take priority.

The problem of sourcing PCR test equipment during the pandemic was multi-faceted. Apart from the huge foreign exchange required, the original equipment was in short supply as developed nations, out of sheer nationalism, mopped up every available piece of these items. Some countries even restricted the exportation of PCR equipment. There was also the problem of logistics during a near-total lockdown; meaning that shipping costs would be astronomical if at all you would find any cargo flights going to Nigeria. Even if you could get one to Nigeria, how would you move the items to Uyo from either Lagos or Abuja when all state borders were closed? According to my friend, the sponsor was fully aware of these challenges and was working multiple fronts for a safe passage of the items to Uyo whenever they arrive at either of the ports. He nevertheless insisted that the equipment must be sourced from the original manufacturers for quality.

That there was a sense of urgency is an understatement, and I, therefore, proceeded to go to work immediately. I was lucky to locate components from different dealers across the United States. It was only on April 2, 2020, that I received a call from Nigeria, and the unknown caller started not by introducing himself, but by expressing his profound gratitude that I would expend enormous manhours to help source the PCR equipment for use by our people and that he was very proud of my patriotism. He then demanded my account details so that they could process the necessary transfers. When I mentioned that I did not even know who I was talking to, he responded: ‘Oga, AKISAN Officer, I know you and the family. My name is Udom Inoyo’.

I was completely surprised, not only because of his sheer humility to apologize to me for the inconveniences but against the backdrop of some comments that I have read about him and other prominent indigenes on social media, especially for not being ‘givers’.

Thereafter, we worked as a team, with some medical personnel in the USA and Canada providing advice, as we needed to ensure that the components were not only within specification, but the machine could also take care of testing other viruses beyond Covid-19 and most importantly, that taking it out of the US would not be a problem. Mr. Inoyo was always in all those meetings and asked probing questions. A decision was subsequently taken to source the PCR machine from Europe through a reputable local vendor, and this was delivered to the Akwa Ibom State Government. The PCR equipment was delivered in the heat of the pandemic, complimenting Government’s efforts in saving lives in Akwa Ibom. I am sure some of such lives include those sometimes critical of the man. How I wish they knew!

My testimony: the simplicity was profound. The hunger to help the people of the state was palpable. That a top-tier bank in Nigeria would agree to partner with Inoyo Toro Foundation to deliver a top-end PCR equipment plus other accessories in Akwa Ibom, especially at such a crises time, speaks to the credibility of this man.

It was not surprising to me and others who worked closely with him that within that same period in 2020, the Concerned Akwa Ibom Professionals in Lagos (CAKPIL), a group coordinated by Mr. Inoyo, donated over 11,000 PPE units to Akwa Ibom State medical workers through the state branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), in an attempt to mitigate risks borne by medical personnel in the fight against coronavirus.

I pray that as a people, we learn not to condemn any person from afar without getting close to knowing what he/she is doing, believes in or stands for.
Just A Thought !!!

David Abakasanga
A Concerned Akwa-Ibomite
Houston, Texas, USA

07/08/2021

WHO IS LISTENING TO UDOM INOYO?

John NTEKIM

Ironically, everyone desires success, yet, only a few still exemplify hard work and discipline which we were taught as pupils, to be the key to success.

We live in perilous times, when wise counsel is rarely tolerated by both the young and old, and morality is fast becoming unpopular. In Akwa Ibom and elsewhere within the Nigerian state, the opposite cannot be said to be the case. Most journalists, lawyers, law enforcement agents, clergymen, parents/guardians, elder statesmen, and others in whose place it is to instil discipline, demand accountability, demonstrate ethical conduct, and define acceptable behavioural standards in our society, have abandoned their roles to embrace the bandwagon.

Quite unfortunately, there is a new order which leaves much to be desired of our social, political and economic systems, all of which are now engulfed in ruins of all sorts as daily reported in the news. A few individuals who still preach morality, etiquette and professional codes, as opposed to the impunity, greed, injustice and their variants which have overwhelmed our society, are largely perceived as hypocrites, while the rest are rendered mute and taciturn for the fear of being misunderstood. Because leaders are products of the society, the endpoint of this repulsive trend is the endemic corruption which we generally decry in our public and private sectors.

It therefore worries me whether or not Mr. Udom Inoyo’s message was assimilated by majority members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Akwa Ibom State Council, when in his recent interaction with the pen pushers in Uyo, he exclaimed, “Make no mistake, we are on a journey to nowhere except we retrace our steps and begin to do things properly. So long as we continue to disregard our moral pathway, it would be difficult to make progress and be part of the respected comity of nations.” Although he expressed confidence in the media experts when he added, “This is not necessarily my prediction, but yours too,” it is unsafe to assume that his words were in sync with his entire audience.

Remarking further, the former Vice Chairman of ExxonMobil subsidiary companies in Nigeria told the pressmen, “As we all know, hard work, discipline and character, have taken a back seat in our society. Those amongst you who continue to drum into our ears the need to act with honor and do things properly are now viewed as prophets of old. You are chastised and left to lurch in solitude. It has now become fashionable to be correct in your reporting, not wanting to stir the hornets nest. So, let me upfront salute those who have decided to remain steadfast, bold, and honest; determining not to behave as if everyone is captured by an incubus or succubus powers.”

If anything, the gentleman’s foregoing remarks pose a crucial challenge to journalists, to rise courageously to the occasion as watchdogs whose duty it is to set behavioural benchmarks upon which they can judge their own conduct and that of others, and ensure that ‘hard work, discipline and character’, among other virtues, re-claim the front seat in our society. To inspire the journalists in this regard, Inoyo donated computers to the NUJ and further instituted the ‘Ray Ekpu Annual Award for Investigative Journalism’, with N500,000.00 as prize money for each award winner per year.

Meanwhile, Mr. Udom Inoyo is reported to have thrown down a similar challenge to members of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) in Akwa Ibom State, during the Ibom 2021 Engineering Week. In his keynote address at the NSE conference, he partly said, “I had earlier complimented you (engineers) for your aptitude and ability to resolve issues that seem complex to a majority. But unfortunately, it does appear that society is not getting the better of you. Or, put differently, maybe our environment has succeeded in clipping your abilities to soar.”

After highlighting instances of how the engineering profession is promoted in the United States, China and India, the ex-ExxonMobil chief continued, “...we need to do something about incentivizing our engineers, just as the engineers must help solve our numerous problems. After all, the role of the engineer is to look inwards and find solutions to our problems, and we have a lot in almost every sector of the economy, education, health, agriculture, security, power generation, etc.”

Like he did at the NUJ congress, Udom in his parting words at the NSE event, harped on hard work, discipline and integrity, emphasizing that, “We all must admit that we have a poor work culture in this country which is a sure barrier to our competitiveness as a nation. This must stop. People must be reminded that they do not need to be the best, but should always give their best in all circumstances.”

To be concise, let me make a quick reference to the keynote presentation by the Nsit Ubium-born lawyer to his learned colleagues at the 2021 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Uyo Branch Week. (See http://www.bit.ly/2VChbOw). It is noteworthy that at the NBA gathering, he elected to sponsor a high-profile capacity building workshop programme for legal practitioners in Akwa Ibom State through his brainchild - the Inoyo Toro Foundation. The workshop later commenced in the month of June, with Nigeria’s top legal experts drawn from across the country to train Akwa Ibom based lawyers on a broad spectrum of sectors, ranging from Ethics to Arbitration, Oil/Gas & Energy Space, Tax Practice, Aviation, Finance, ICT, Sports and Advocacy, among others.

It is not lost on this writer that more professional bodies and organizations have interfaced with the penetrating orator, Inoyo in the recent past, and reports of his articulation are, of course, in public domain. Ultimately, I am more concerned with the substance of Udom Inoyo’s speeches which in no little measure, reveals the broadness if his mind, as well as the uniqueness of his thought process. His apparent insistence on such virtues as integrity, discipline, character and hard work which our society appears to have alienated, puts him forth as one with imitable demeanor, whose main interest doesn’t lie in self, but in the emergence of a saner society for which he regularly expresses hope.

Moreover, experience teaches that in their chosen professions and in other spheres of life, people with Mr. Inoyo’s mindset usually attain prominence in due time. Little wonder he rose steadily through the ranks of the international oil firm to the peak of his career. Moreso, since Udom’s retirement from ExxonMobil in May 2020, several pieces have been written by high-flying professionals who have acknowledged the impacts of his inspiring mentorship on them. In one of such tributes, a former ExxonMobil staff and the Lead Consultant, Georgrid Consulting, Lagos, Mr. Idorenyin Isaac having narrated how his relationship with Inoyo shaped his professional life, had this to say: “Having known him for about 14 years now, I can say for a fact that Udom Inoyo is one of the most misunderstood persons that I know, and the reason is that he does not seek to take credit for his services and assistance he renders, as he believes he is acting for the general interest.”

Furthermore, another indigene of Akwa Ibom State, a retired ExxonMobil executive based in Canada, Dr. George Akpan has in a well detailed feature titled, ‘My Experience in ExxonMobil and Lessons for Akwa Ibom Youths’, explained that, “Because of his exposure, Inoyo believes more in a structured approach to social enterprise, than throwing cash at people on the streets, and …some people do not seem to appreciate Inoyo as much as he deserves, maybe because he is misunderstood and rather self-effacing.”

Dr. Wisdom Enang, FNSE, an Akwa Ibom-born oil and gas expert made history at this year's NSE Fellowship Award as the youngest Fellow ever in the Nigerian Society of Engineers. In a recent interview, the 31-year old engineer waxed lyrical about being mentored by Mr. Inoyo. In his words, "...talking about mentorship on leadership, I have met someone that I am so much in love with his behavioural signature. Giving that I am closely under his mentorship at the moment, I can say unequivocally that his behaviour is the right positive attitude that we need in political leadership in Nigeria. He is assisting and preparing me for leadership in future - not political leadership! That is what I am banking on now. He is Udom Inoyo, the immediate past Vice Chairman of ExxonMobil companies in Nigeria. He is a leader of impeccable character. I am happy to be attached to such a leader who is taking me to the next level." (Visit http://www.bit.ly/3yuIJE8 to read further).

Need I say more?

From the foregoing attestations stems my firm belief that for any group or an individual, excellence is the outcome of paying keen attention to the gentleman who has chosen the consistent pathway of setting agenda for institutions and volunteering sound mentorship to young people by insisting on discipline, hard work, and integrity, regardless of how much he has been misunderstood.

It would be recalled by participants at the 2021 NSE conference held in Uyo that Inoyo rounded off his keynote presentation by disclosing what drives his actions. He said, "Those who know me well will attest that I have always strived to be part of a solution wherever I find myself; focusing on matters that uplift rather than downgrade, building capacity instead of stifling growth, and creating wealth instead of wallowing in consumption. Akwa Ibom State is poised for greatness, and you must be part of that journey. I am already part of it."

On the whole, it is now obvious that by dropping his resounding messages about ethical behaviour, hard work and discipline at every given opportunity, Udom Inoyo seeks nothing inordinate, but to play his part in the strengthening of institutions and spur everyone else to build a saner society by following the known route to achieving success. The question now begging to be answered is whether he will enjoy our audience and partnership as Akwa Ibom people, or he will be 'chastised and left to lurch in solitude’ like other dissenting voices.

At the moment, Udom Inoyo has provided us a choice, but that choice is ours to make!

John Ntekim is a Lagos based public relations practitioner and public affairs analyst.

04/08/2021

Why is Udom Inoyo concerned with journalism standards?

By ETIM ETIM

I was pleasantly surprised to read last week that Mr Udom Inoyo had instituted a N500, 000 yearly award to be given to any journalist working in Akwa Ibom who excels in investigative journalism. Mr Inoyo announced the award himself when he appeared at an NUJ event last week in Uyo. He went further, according to reports, to name those who would qualify to be judges of the entries to be received. Equally striking, Inoyo named the award after Ray Ekpu, undoubtedly the most prominent and reputable Nigerian journalist today.

I must commend Inoyo for his deep thoughtfulness in making this award. For so long, the standards of journalism practice in Akwa Ibom have fallen. Uyo-based newspapers specialize on reporting fake news, slanders, fabrications and unsubstantiated stories. Poorly written and replete with grammatical blunders, those publications pay no attention to balance, objectivity and truth. I have been one of their thousands of victims. For these and other reasons, the symbols and significance of the Inoyo award are far–reaching, and I can only hope that the journalists in Uyo are aware and appreciative of them. In instituting this award, Inoyo is elegantly sending two important messages to the reporters: They should improve the quality of their work, eschew sensational and shallow reporting and concentrate more on deep and well researched journalism by which people like Ray Ekpu earned their renown. Is this possible?

It is quite telling that few days before Mr Inoyo made announcement to the journalists last weekend, an Uyo-based newspaper, The INK, had made a wildly speculative, false, misleading and sensational report about Inoyo, alleging that the former Mobil boss had made a trip to Calabar to visit Donald Duke for political support. I chuckled when I saw the story and forwarded it to him, as I am wont to do. He read it and sent me a reply: ‘’Da, what can we do to help our journalists’’? That is typical of my friend, Udom Inoyo. He is always asking for solutions to problems and always seeking ways to improve the situation. He roots for high performance all the time. He knew that the story was a true reflection of the weaknesses of journalism practice in our state state. He appreciates the noble Constitutional roles of this profession in the society. That’s why he has a burden to help. Even though he was obviously offended by the false story, he betrayed no emotions when we spoke about it. He rather chose to focus on ways of improving the situation. ‘’I have always believed that you don’t know the true potential and character of a person until you see the way they solve problems..’’, writes Glenn Llopis in an article titled Leadership in the Age of Personalization in Forbes magazine. Did it speak to the character and nature of Mr Inoyo that instead of him issuing rebuttals and threatening a law suit against The INK newspaper, he chose to motivate the whole reportorial corps to do better?

Another subliminal message in the award lies in the choice of the personality after which it is named. Ray Ekpu is our own precious gift to journalism. He is a national idol and doyen of our time. For choosing to honour Mr Ekpu, Inoyo is asking our journalists to help uplift our icons and achievers. I have come to accept that Akwa Ibom youths are notoriously insulting, crude, abusive and uncouth. Our people are generally petty, envious and bitter at others’ successes. We don’t celebrate our own. Do we? Inoyo himself has suffered this a thousand times. He helped many get employed at Mobil. He helped many get big contracts at Mobil. Yet, he gets blamed all the time for what he did not do. When his predecessor, a Yoruba man, retired from Mobil as Executive Vice Chairman, his people celebrated him with Owambe parties every day. But in our own case, how are we welcoming Inoyo back to our fold after such a meritorious service?

But instead of wallowing in self pity, Inoyo is encouraging us, through the Ray Ekpu Award in Investigative Journalism, to be more respectful, deferential and admiring of our elders and achievers. Is this too much to ask for? Can we trust that our journalists will lead in this?

I understand that the issue of cultism also came up at the NUJ Congress. A reporter asked Inoyo if he was a member of a Cult group to which he said a definitive no. It was good that this question was asked, and it is instructive that Inoyo had given a clear-cut answer. This should put paid to all speculations and innuendoes on the matter. As I said before, it is important that we not only identify a man or woman who is not a cult leader, but the person should also be have the capacity to lead our state successfully towards the second half of this century.

31/07/2021

Inoyo Offers To Partner NUJ, CSO’s In Addressing Root Causes of Social Vices
..institutes Ray Ekpu Annual Award for Investigative Journalism

The former Vice Chairman of ExxonMobil Subsidiary Companies in Nigeria, Mr. Udom Inoyo has refuted speculations of his membership of a confraternity, describing such speculations as mischievous.

Mr. Inoyo cleared the air while responding to questions during the monthly Congress of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom State, where he delivered a paper entitled 'Your Pen, Our Future'.

Asked by a Reporter whether he is a member of the Pyrates Confraternity, Mr. Inoyo responded by saying “I am not a Member."

On the vexing issue of cultism causing havoc in Akwa Ibom State, even among secondary school students, he observed that people should not just be talking about cultism for the sake of politics, emphasising that it is important to talk about the negative manifestations of cultism.

"It is more important to ask questions like: What are we not getting right that is driving these children into cultism? Are we providing adequate education? Are we providing adequate employment opportunities? Are we engaging these youths to avoid their minds becoming the devil’s workshop? Are we doing enough sensitization and attitudinal reorientation? Are the parents, schools, communities, government at all levels doing enough? We should be more concerned in addressing the problems from the root.”

Inoyo expressed concern over the alarming rate of cultism in the society and called on stakeholders from all fronts to explore ways of addressing the root causes of social vices, noting that such vices, if not attended to, may consume everyone in the nearest future.

He declared his readiness to partner with Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Civil Society Organizations (CSO), Community Based Organizations (CBO), Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) and other groups to initiate a conversion aimed at addressing the issues.

Inoyo, a former National President of Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria who currently serves as Advisor, Inoyo Toro Foundation, celebrated the contributions of journalists towards the development of society and urged journalists in the state to revive the good old values of hard work, discipline and character in the discharge of their professional duties.

Mr Inoyo announced his intention to sponsor an annual award to encourage, professionalism and diligence in media practice in Nigeria.

“I have thought of what I could do as my little contribution to the NUJ in Akwa Ibom State with regards to this matter. Anywhere that I have gone in this world when people talk about journalism, one individual comes to my mind first. He is a great son of Akwa Ibom State, an international award-winning journalist, who rose from a position of insignificance to that of global prominence. It is in honour of this high priest of quality reporting that I hereby request the Exco to accept the institution of an annual award to be called: RAY EKPU AWARD FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM. This award, to be administered annually by a panel of five first-class journalists comprising: two celebrated veteran journalists; one national officer of the Nigerian Guild of Editors; a nominee of the award sponsor; and the State Chairman of the NUJ is aimed at encouraging quality, factual investigative reporting in Akwa Ibom State and Nigeria at large. The prize money for the winner of this award each year is N500, 000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira). But the journalist must be operating from Akwa Ibom State”.

He appealed to journalists not to sacrifice professionalism on the altar of political correctness. “As we all know, Hard Work, Discipline and Character, have taken a back seat in our society. Those amongst you who continue to drum into our ears the need to act with honour and do things properly are now viewed as prophets of old. You are chastised and left to lurch in solitude. It has now become fashionable to be ‘correct’ in your reporting, not wanting to stir the hornet’s nest. So, let me upfront salute those who have decided to remain steadfast, bold, and honest; determining not to behave as if everyone is captured by an incubus or succubus powers.”

Mr. Inoyo noted that for journalists in the state to be taken seriously, they must work hard to w**d out quacks in their fold.

“Let me draw your attention to one more thing which you can do for yourselves, and by extension, society. It is called differentiation. Many self-styled journalists may be doing damage to this noble profession. You must help separate the wheat from the chaff so that the integrity of journalism remains undiluted.”

He also frowned at false sensational stories aimed at tarnishing the image of seasoned sons and daughters of Akwa Ibom State. “Just this week, we woke up to a screaming headline in one of the state-based tabloids suggesting that I had a meeting two months ago in Calabar with His Excellency, Donald Duke, and the reporter must have been so important to be privy to Donald’s conversation with Governor Udom Emmanuel that ‘Inoyo is a Hard Sale'. This is a complete falsehood and a mischievous creation of a fiction writer. While I will never bother to debunk such falsehood, it would be better if all practitioners would uphold the basic tenets of journalism in their daily practice, which includes Truth, Accuracy, Objectivity, Social Responsibility, etc”.

In his response, the Chairman of the NUJ, Comrade Amos Etuk thanked Mr. Inoyo for instituting the annual award for best investigative reporter, donation of laptops and cash support towards capacity development of journalists in Akwa Ibom State.

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