The Obi of Ogwashi-Uku in Aniocha South Local Government Area of
Delta State, Obi (Prof.) Chukwuka Okonjo has joined his
ancestors.
The late monarch was the father of former Minister of Finance in
Nigeria, Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
He passed on at the age of 91, after 12 years on the throne. He
was crowned in 2007.
Meanwhile, the late king’s son, Ifechukwude Chukwuka Okonjo, a
financial management expert, has been installed immediately.
The new king’s installation followed the completion of necessary
traditional rites.
A palace source listed the traditional processes as the new
Obi’s endorsement and presentation by the Umu Obi Obahai Royal
Family of Ogwashi-Uku, and the traditional chalking and crowning
ceremonies conducted by the Ikelike and Agidiehi kingmakers of the
community.
Obi Ifechukwude, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chevy
Chase Consulting, had earlier worked for Halliburton Nigeria.
He attended Federal Government College, Enugu, and obtained his
A levels as an external student of the University of London before
proceeding to United States of America where he bagged two
bachelor’s degrees in Economics and History from University of
Maryland, College Park and an MBA from University of Edinburgh,
Scotland.
The new monarch is currently pursuing a doctorate in Business
Administration at University of Paris, in France.
His close allies described him as a transformational-minded
leader with a deep and abiding love for his people.
Obi Ifechukwude’s focus, according to his associates, is to be a
forward-looking and inclusive traditional ruler who will elevate
his people by serving as a champion of translating progressive and
practical ideas into action.
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NIPR Lagos Hosts Digital PR Summit for
Communicators
The Lagos State Chapter; the leading branch of the Nigerian
Institute of Public Relations, has announced that the fourth Lagos
Digital Public Relations Summit, themed: Upping your Versatility in
Digital Communication, will hold from Wednesday 16th – Thursday
17th, October 2019 at the Sheraton Lagos Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.
The Lagos Digital Public Relations Summit is a two-day
experiential gathering of communicators focused on achieving
collective intelligence to equip and capacitate communicators in
corporate and public affairs with high-level digital public
relations strategies, tactics and how-to’s so they can do their
jobs better and lift their social media campaign results.
This edition is in partnership with multinational technology
companies specializing in Internet-related, social media and social
networking services and products including leading digital
communications consultancies in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Summit is open to Generation X and Millennials managing
communications for government, corporate, media and
non-governmental organizations to equip and expose them to
contemporary techniques and glean new insights into the
fast-growing digital media space for modern-day strategic
communication practice.
The standard fee is One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira (N120,
000) per participant. However, there is a discount of Thirty
Thousand Naira (N30,000) for payments received before close of
business on Friday, October 4, 2019. There is also a 10% discount
for organizations sending more than three participants. Interested
participants can register by calling: 08020673883 or sending an
email to: info@lagos-nipr.org, for enquiry.
The Chairman of the Lagos NIPR, Olusegun McMedal, said that,
“Internet penetration is changing the way we work, socialize,
create and share information and organise the flow of people, ideas
and things around the globe, the ability to connect with many more
people and things and engage them more deeply will continue to
expand exponentially. However, the opportunities in the medium
require new skillsets especially for communicators to run
successful digital communications campaigns. It is important that
practitioners are better equipped to operate in the rapidly growing
algorithmic media ecosystem”.
The Summit will feature a formal opening ceremony. There will be
lectures, discussions, simulation exercises, case study analyses
and breakout sessions led by experienced Faculties and
practitioners from leading multinational technology, social media
and social networking services companies and leading digital
marketing communications firms to equip participants with the
know-how to drive positive impact in their organizations.
Participants will earn a Certificate of Participation and the
honorary Lagos Digital PR Ambassadorship.
Established in 1963, the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations
(NIPR) is the non-governmental, not-for-profit professional
association of Public Relations practitioners chartered (by Decree
16 of June 1990 now an Act of Parliament) to regulate and develop
the public relations, public affairs and communication practice in
Nigeria with functioning Chapters in the 36 States of the
Federation including the FCT, Abuja.