NIPR Gets 191 “Reputation Advocates”, Urges Judicial Reforms

NIPR Gets 191 “Reputation Advocates”, Urges Judicial Reforms

The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR, has expressed hope that the country’s battered image and reputation can be fixed and impressively rebuilt.

The NIPR, however maintained that such can only be possible if Nigeria’s judiciary is sanitized, and rid of teething challenges hindering effective justice dispensation.

The President and Chairman of the NIPR Governing Council, Dr. Ike Neliaku, made this known at the induction ceremony of 191 new members of the Institute.

At the event held in Abuja on Saturday, Dr. Neliaku also announced that the 191 inductees have automatically been recruited to serve as “Reputation Advocates” for the NIPR, helping to project Nigeria in positive lights.

He said that while reputation is the core asset and essential capital for many organizations and world nations, Nigeria’s reputation at the moment is anything but fascinating.

According to Neliaku, the actions and conducts of some judges and members of the third arm of Nigeria’s government have further helped to damage the nation’s reputation in the eyes of the global community.

The NIPR helmsman however, expressed confidence in the leadership of the current Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, to sanitize the judicial system, through the implementation of critical reform policies and initiatives.

“Why the NIPR is placing a strong focus on Nigeria’s judiciary is not hard to discern. The judicial system needs to be sanitized, as our judges have not done well in promoting the reputation of Nigeria.

“And as an Institute that takes Nigeria’s reputation very seriously, we are calling on the CJN, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, to help us rescue the judiciary in a manner that will begin to rebuild and recultivate the essentials of the reputation of this country,” he said.