Oyo MMPN holds conference, inaugurates officers

CONTROLLER, News, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Ibadan, Alhaji Ridwan Fasasi, has been re-elected as the chairman of the Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (MMPN), Oyo State chapter.

He was inaugurated alongside other officers during the second annual conference of the association held last weekend at the Oyo State Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan.

The executives were sworn in by the Chief Imam of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS) Central Mosque, Mr Baniyamin Raji, who urged them to see their positions as a trust and prayed for a successful tenure for them.

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In a lecture entitled ‘Leadership and Followership in Islam’, a scholar, Ustaz AbdurRashid Hashim, identified sacrifice as one of the elements that Nigerian leaders lacked which, according to him, has stagnated the development of the country.

He said if sacrifice was a major component attached to leadership role in the country, Nigeria would have been great through patriotic, sincere and selfless people.

The national president of the MMPN, Alhaji Abdur-Rahman Balogun, stressed the need for Muslims in positions of authority to see to the empowerment of others as such would enhance the spirit of brotherhood.

He called on the new executives to initiate more enlightenment programmes, stressing that adequate publicity should be a top priority.

The chairman on the occasion and a former chairman of the Muslim media group in the state, Alhaji Lekan Jeariogbe, urged the Fasasi-led committee to surpass the achievements it recorded in its first term.

In a remark, Fasasi promised that efforts would be redoubled towards taking the MMPN to enviable heights.