The Comptroller of Nigeria Immigration Service, Rivers State Command, James Sunday,pcc commend media practitioners for the partnership and development agenda role played in the administration of the service over the years.
Comptroller James Sunday, who was a former Head of Media and Publicity for the Nigeria Immigration Service, also scored the Comptroller General of Immigration Service Isa Jere Idris,MFR, high for his respect and tolerance for press freedom and commitment to work with the media as partners in progress and in advancing the cause of good leadership of the service.
Comptroller James Sunday, in a statement to commemorate the World Press Freedom Day,felicitate with the Members of the press in the state and the Country in General for adequate dissemination of news and reportage.
He appreciated the roles played by the media in broadcasting most developmental activities of the service as well as assessing and reporting areas that requires improvement objectively,a free press is a free society he opined.He noted the role played by the media when he was in Bayelsa as Comptroller during the flood that prompted the service headquarters quick intervention and renovation of the command complex making it conducive for the staff.
According to him, “we have enjoyed tremendous support as a service and partnership in critical areas of operations and public enlightenenent. The Service in Rivers State has received boost in reporting achievements as well as improvement where necessary without taking for granted areas that needs redress in the operations and services we render to the public.”
He also used the occassion to appreciate and score the Comptroller General of Immigration Service Isa Jere Idris,MFR, high for his respect and tolerance for press freedom and commitment to work with the media as partners in progress and in advancing the cause of good leadership of the service,considering the background of the Comptroller General Jere, a season, Mass Communication graduate and friend of the media.
According to him,”it is a quality that endears him to giving the press free hand whenever they come calling and requesting for informations on the activities of the service, since he came on board.”
Comptroller James, a former Image Maker of the Nigeria Immigration service, said that the press enjoyed excellent relationship, collaboration, partnership,freedom in accessing informations they may require without compromising National Security from NIS.
He enjoined the members of the press to be fair, just and ethical to the core value of journalism as they discharge their duties of reporting news findings,interviews and news covered about the service both at the National and Command levels for public consumption and education.
He wishe the members of the press a very peaceful World Press Freedom Day and new horizon in the discharge of their job.
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