PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government will always appreciate those who bring honour to the country, particularly in the areas of scholarship and other lofty endeavours.
Accordingly, he has praised the recent election of foremost Mass Communication teacher, Prof Ralph A. Akinfeleye, into the World Journalism Education Council, the first African to achieve such feat.
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In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President(Media and Publicity), President Buhari noted that the election of the University of Lagos don in Paris, France, last week, “Hoists Nigeria’s flag proudly once again in the international arena,” urging Prof Akinfeleye to serve diligently in the three-year term, in which he would represent not only Nigeria but the entire African continent.
The statement observed that more than 600 participants from 70 countries participated in the World Journalism Education Congress, where Prof Akinfeleye was elected.