The State Information Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has honoured the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Femi Fanwo, with an Award of Recognition for his exemplary leadership, support, and commitment to strengthening information management and professional camaraderie within the state.
The Chapel also commended Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for his tireless efforts in driving infrastructural development across critical sectors and ensuring the safety of lives and property, noting that these achievements have greatly enhanced effective information dissemination in the state.
The award was presented to Hon. Fanwo on Thursday, December 19, 2025, in Lokoja during the Info Connect Bridging the Gap Annual Gathering, organised by the State Information Chapel.
Responding to the honour, the Commissioner who was represented by the Technical Assistant to the Ministry, Mr. Ebenezer Adurodija expressed profound appreciation to the Chapel for the recognition. He urged information officers to intensify their efforts and remain steadfast in ensuring accurate and timely dissemination of government policies, programmes, and activities to the public.
He particularly appreciated Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for his outstanding performance, describing it as a major factor that has made the work of the state’s chief information officer and other information personnel more effective.
Hon. Fanwo also encouraged members of the Information Chapel to continue serving as worthy ambassadors of the Ministry in their respective Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), assuring them of the Ministry’s continued support to enable them succeed in their duties.
In his address, the Chairman of the State Information Chapel, Mr. Abubakar Shuiabu, described the end-of-year gathering as a celebration of identity, unity, struggle, perseverance, and family. He explained that the theme, “Bridging the Gap,” was deliberately chosen to foster stronger connections between government and the public, retirees and serving officers, the past and the future, traditional information management and modern journalism, talent and opportunity, as well as addressing emotional gaps within the profession.
Mr. Shuiabu thanked the Commissioner for his consistent support and commended retirees for laying a solid foundation upon which serving officers continue to build. He noted that retirees passed on invaluable virtues such as resilience, patience, discipline, loyalty to the state, and professionalism. He urged serving officers to embrace technology, improve the quality of their reportage, uphold integrity, and always stand by the truth regardless of audience or circumstance.
Also speaking at the event, Pastor Adedoyin charged information officers to remain hardworking, excellent, patient, enduring, and godly in the discharge of their duties, noting that these values sustained him throughout his years in service.
In their separate remarks, the Zone D Vice President of NUJ National, Mr. Adeiza Momoh, and the Chairman of NUJ Kogi State Chapter, Alhaji Seidu Adamu, commended the State Information Chapel Chairman and his executive members for successfully organising what they described as a landmark Maiden Annual Gathering. They urged information officers to remain committed, diligent, and professional in their respective MDAs.
Similarly, a former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Teddy Adegbola, praised the Chapel leadership for organising the programme and encouraged members to remain united, stressing that love and cooperation are essential for collective progress.
Adegboyega Segun
Information Officer
MOI&C.
