The
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Chief
Femi Adesina, has commended members of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers
for raising the bar in online journalism as thorough-bred professionals.
Adesina stated this while delivering his goodwill message at the just concluded
and well attended third annual conference of GOCOP, which held at the Sheraton
Hotels, Ikeja, Lagos.
Adesina, a two-time president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, who also
represented his boss at the epoch gathering said: “GOCOP has done great.
“Remember, I have always attended all your events because I believe in you and
what you are also doing online as professional journalists.
“In fact, I helped in setting up GOCOP.
“I am very happy because GOCOP has kept its standards since inception.
“GOCOP has done great and has also helped to bring sanity to the online space.
“Truth is that GOCOP has done better than some traditional media houses, who
now rush to publish just anything.”
While speaking further, Adesina, a former Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief
of The Sun newspaper, called on Nigerians to support their leaders, adding that
no country is totally secured.
He added: “We need to pray for our country and her leaders.
“We also need to join hands together to make Nigeria great.
“Nigeria is a success to still remain a united country, despite all what we
have been through.
“Nigeria is a work in progress.”
