NUJ Hails Sirawoo’s Redeployment To Rivers Information Ministry 

The Rivers State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has commended the Rivers State Government for posting Dr. Honour Sirawoo to the Ministry of Information and Communications as Permanent Secretary.

Dr. Sirawoo is a thoroughbred journalist who rose through the rank to become Sports Editor, Rivers State Television; National President of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) for two terms, and now a member of the prestigious National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS). He also served as Press Secretary in Deputy Governor’s office for nearly a decade.

The NUJ, in a statement by its chairman and secretary, Comrade Paul Bazia-Nsaneh and Dr Ijeoma Tubosia respectively, described Sirawoo’s posting as “a square peg in a square hole”, given his vast experience in the media space.

NUJ noted that the role of a Permanent Secretary, being the accounting officer in a ministry, is crucial to the actualisation of administration’s vision, especially now that the State Government-owned media houses are currently witnessing infrastructural decay.

The Union urged Sirawoo to deploy his wealth of experience to reposition the State-owned media organisations and also uplift the journalism profession in the State.

“Being about the most senior Permanent Secretary in the Rivers State Civil Service with a Doctorate Degree in Mass Communication, the Union expects him to maximally apply his wealth of experience for the upliftment of the journalism profession and state media organisations.

“This is a call to duty and an opportunity to convince the government on the need to revitalise state-owned media houses being outlets for information dissemination and public engagements to effectively serve the diverse communities of Rivers State and beyond,” NUJ stated

The Union assured Sirawoo of him of its unwavering support as he embarks on his new assignment in the Ministry of Information and Communications.