Mr Idris Abudulrahman Idris, outgoing Editor-In-Chief of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has urged the agency’s members of staff to sustain their commitment to ensure NAN’s survival and advancement.
Abdulrahman made the call at a send-off party organised for him by the senior editorial management of the agency.
He is expected to retire from the agency on Tuesday, having attained the mandatory retirement of age of 60.
Abdulrahman joined NAN as a reporter on July 8, 1984.
He described NAN as a big project that had come a long way.
“It is not an individual project hence the commitment of every member of staff is required to sustain it.
“All of us here we have the capacity to sustain NAN, even build on it.
“We must build more on the achievements recorded so far; we must make up our mind that NAN must continue; we should not rock the boat,” he said
Abdulrahman, who is also the Acting Managing Director, appealed to those he might have offended while discharging his official duties to forgive him.
He said that most of the decisions he took both as Acting Managing Director and Editor-In-Chief were taken without prejudice but in the best interest of the agency.
“I never meant to offend anyone; all I did was to move the agency forward,’’ he said.
He was appointed acting managing director of the agency in May, following the expiration of the tenure of the former managing director, Mr Bayo Onanuga.
Most of the senior management staff, who spoke at the occasion thanked the outgoing E-I-C for his contributions and wished him success in his future endeavours. Prayers were also offered to God for him.
