The Chairman of Channels Television, Dr John MOMOH, is one of the eminent personalities to grace this year, 2021 Annual Integrity Lecture and Award, organized by NIGERIAN ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN JOURNALISTS (NACJ). This was made known by the Secretary General of the Association, Dr Charles Okhai, while briefing News Men on the Annual event. According to him, “Nigeria is rated the sixth most corrupt nation in the world. This is highly deplorable and unacceptable. Bad situations get worse when good people refuse to task themselves to do something and turn the situation around for good. The idea is to combat corruption in our society by working on people’s mind set. The Award is designed to promote the spirit of integrity and motivate recipients as well as inspire the rest of us.”
The event which is scheduled to hold this SEPTEMBER at Sheraton Hotel Abuja, will attract Captains of Industries, Legal Luminaries, Top Nigerian Celebrities, Political gladiators and Business magnates.
The Theme tagged, “INTEGRITY IS EVERYTHING” will be delivered by the Honourable Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Sam Uche Ogah, while the Keynote Address tagged, “MEDIA INTEGRITY, KEY FACTOR FOR BUILDING A VIRILE NATION”, will be delivered by the Chairman of Channels Television, Dr John MOMOH.
The Sec Gen, further explained that the selection of the Award recipients is meticulously done with the purpose of achieving the objective of the Award. According to him, the candidates for each category of Award are first selected during the Association’s National Executive Members Nomination Exercise. Then after thorough scrutiny, the least is further shortlisted to three candidates out of which the most deserving candidate is nominated for the award.
” The need for this seemingly complex and tedious process hinges on our unflinching commitment to achieving desired objective of taming the societal monster monster called corruption. He contended that the Award is one with a difference, it is not like any others, it is not just about the golden plaque, not just the celebration and the razzmatazz, but the impact it is intended to make on the recipient and the society.
” Basically, the Prosperity of any nation is intrinsically linked, or connected to the level of the integrity of her leaders” he declared.
