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Sections News Editorial/Opinion Cover Choice Arts & Life Business Politics Sports   Subscription Form Click here          Daily Independent Online.         * Monday, August 09, 2004. NIPR criticises conduct of political office holders By Okey Maduforo Correspondent, Awka   The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has criticised political office holders and elected officials for violating human dignity in the conduct of public affairs. In a six-page communiqu� issued at the end of its national conference and yearly general meeting in Awka, Anambra State, the institute said focus must be placed on the priority issues of dignity, respect and pride of Nigerians if any effort to push the Nigeria image project must succeed. It noted that though the country was in a democratic mode, elected officials still behaved like military lord over the electorate, insisting that the title ‘executive’ that some state governors use to qualify their office has no basis in the constitution. The NIPR therefore urged governors and local government chairmen to drop the ‘executive’ in their titles and also reduce their convoy and lifestyle, saying it was not reflective of the conditions of the masses that they govern. The institute commended the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Chief Chukwuemeka Chikelu, for launching the Nigeria image project, stressing that it was a fulfilment of President Olusegun Obasanjo’s pledge that government would lead the public and private sectors to work with the institute in reshaping the nation’s image and enhancing its reputation. The organisation urged the National Assembly to enact laws that would endure and would not be subject to poor policy implementation. The NIPR also called on its members to ensure compliance with the Professional Standards Guide (PSG) that the institute presented to the public through Governor Chris Ngige during the opening of the conference. The highlight of the conference was the African Night held at the place of Igwe Osita Agwana II of Enugwu-Ukwu.       Copyright� 2002. All Rights Reserved Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected]

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