LATEEF JAKANDE- AM PROUD OF NIJ

LATEEF JAKANDE- AM PROUD OF NIJ

The first military governor of Lagos state and the pioneer founder of Nigerian Institute Of Journalism, Alhaji lateef jakande had made a remarkable achievement of the institution at the just concluded student’s week of the institution at ogba Ikeja.

He said this at the second day of the event which was tagged cultural day where a lot of dignitaries were present to grace the event.

In his speech he said “am so proud to be here and seeing the seed i planted some years back germinating and bearing long lasting fruit that will be of advantage to the nation as a whole.

While the rear gem was talking about his motive and ambition of establishing a school of journalism which he said was as I result of both the national and the international need for communication and enlightenment all round the globe in bringing the world together as a community.

According to him, “he said when the institution started, there were doubt by some people saying that will it survive? Although they were not wrong, due to the political system and infrastructural disenchantment of the citizens in the country. Which he regarded as the challenges facing development in Nigeria as at that time.

He added that he even though he was once a journalist he will not desist from giving every support for the Nigerian press as a whole and advised both the practicing and the journalists in making across the country to try their best in serving their father’s land by giving accurate and unbiased account of every happenings.

Furthermore, he said that the international press institute (IPI) visit to the institution has they had come in partnership with the school which would enhance improve the standard of its service to a comparable level of the international practice of journalism in the world.

In his conclusion he said he salute all the staffs and management of the institution for their unrelenting and fortifying contribution in making and building the institution for a better learning place and knowledge impacting center for both young, old, practicing and non practicing journalists that are in the institution.