Ekeh was speaking at the formal launch of the Guild of
Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) in Lagos. He stated that the President
would have succeeded in writing his name in gold if he could provide wireless
internet access to millions of Nigerians that voted for him during the
election, adding that free internet access will ameliorate the high degree
unemployment and suffering currently ravaging the nation.
Stan who said he played key role in transforming Nigerian
Newspapers from analogue to digital, added:
“I have a long
history with GOCOP as someone who began his career online. Future wealth belongs
to online platform because it provides veritable opportunity for the poorest
man to become super rich. Online can help one alter existing equation whereby
the rich becomes richer,” Ekeh stated.
He added that with the present state of the economy which
is affecting the youth adversely, there should be a window for temporary
measure to cushion such effects and that was the reason Yudala went into
collaboration with Airtel to offer thousands of online marketing job
opportunities to Nigerian youths under Yudala which currently boasts of 14
outlets in the country, saying that online will soon become the highest
employer of labour in the country.
He cautioned those who go outside the ethics of the
profession to destroy people’s characters and reputations
On his part, the Senior Special Assistant to the
President on Media, Femi Adeshina, in his keynote titled “Let your light shine”
said online publishing can no longer be ignored, it can make or mar government
as witnessed in Nigeria in the recent past. He said association of online
publishers will bring credibility to the platform even as he assured government
support to the group.
Adeshina said that in the past the public hardly believe
what is posted online until they verify and confirm such story from the
traditional newspapers but with the coming of GOCOP on board there will be
sanity in the industry.
The President, GOCOP, Malachy Agbo , ITRealms gathered, had earlier welcomed
the guests to the event, saying the role of the media in information
dissemination cannot be overemphasized, adding that among other factors GOCOP
was formed to bring sanity to the online platform even though he said self
regulation may pose a difficult challenge, the group will do its best. He added
that the association will leverage on the Cyber-law that was signed at the
twilight of the immediate past administration to ensure stakeholders play
according to rule of online publishing..
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Pix: from left,Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media, Femi Adeshina, Former Chaiman of The Punch Newspapers & Chairman of the occasion, Chief Ajibola Ogunshola and Cairman/CEO, Zinox Group & Guest Speaker, Stan Leo Ekeh
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