Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) has charged the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) to rewrite the narrative of Nigeria’s image.
He spoke when the institute’s governing council visited him for its 60th anniversary celebration in Minna.
Babangida expressed happiness with the achievements recorded by the institute, noting that he was proud of the institute.
He said the institute had lived up to the expectations of Nigerians, and urged the it to sustain the tempo for the good of the country.
President of NIPR, Dr Ike Neiliaku, said it had grown from being just officers to performing management functions, noting that the dynamics had changed as public relations is now a leadership function, hence the need to increase the value of public relations for strategic and effective communication.
He said the institute plans to establish a PR and leadership university to be located in Nassarawa State and identify Nigerian challenges as a project for rebirth.
He said the institute is also planning citizens and value reorientation, promote made in Nigeria goods, promote service delivery, create a museum for national leadership and icon as well as create Nigerian reputation house.
The minister of information and national orientation, Alhaji Muhammad Idris Malagi represented by the director general of the Voice Of Nigeria, Jubrin Ndace, assured of sustainable partnership with the NIPR in achieving the national value chain policy of the federal government.
