CCC Trains 390
CCC Trains 390 Security officers on Crisis
Communication
…. NIPR to Prosecute Unregistered
Spokespersons
The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) has trained over 390
officers of the military, security and response agencies in the
fields of public relations, media engagement, conflict and crisis
management among others.
The Executive Secretary of CCC, Air Commodore Yusuf Anas (rtd)
stated this at a workshop for public relations and information
officers of security agencies on techniques of public relations,
press release writing, media engagement and press campaign, at CCC
conference hall, in Abuja.
He said the centre for Crisis Communication was established to
facilitate a unified information sharing process and procedures
with strategic stakeholders in public relations and crisis
management.
“Indeed, in recognition of the Centre’s modest efforts, we
received the International Public Relations Association’s Golden
Award at its annual conference held in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2017.
“Today’s event is therefore another important occasion
bench-marking exclusive training and capacity-building initiative
for officers of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the
Nigerian Air Force (NAF), the Federal Fire Service and the Nigerian
Customs Service” he added.
Also speaking at the event the Chairman of Board of CCC, General
Chris Olukolade, said the programme is anchored on the recent
collaboration between the Centre and the Nigerian Institute of
Public Relations (NIPR) towards expanding the training modules for
spokespersons of critical institutions.
General Olokolade who is also Chairman of NIPR’s Disciplinary
and Enforcement committee, said the Institute has evolved strict
punitive measures to deal with unqualified PR practitioners.
“We are calling on officers responsible for information
management in corporate organisations and public institutions to
ensure they are registered and accredited with the NIPR to avoid
flouting the law.
“There are laid down rules for appointing spokespersons in
corporate organisations in Nigeria; the law establishing NIPR makes
it a criminal offence for anybody to practise public relations by
whatever name without certification or licensed by NIPR.
“The NIPR will soon arraign and prosecute persons and agencies
that violate the law in appointment of spokesperson.”
Other Speakers at the workshop included Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu
Defence Spokesperson and Chairman Forum of Spokesperson of SEcurity
and Response Agencies (FOSSRA); Mal. Sule Yau Sule, Chairman NIPR
Membership Committee NIPR; Barrister Charles Odenigbo, a respected
journalist; Jaafar Jaafar, Social Media Influencer and Yushau A.
Shuaib, a Crisis Communicator
By PRNigeria
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