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ONDOCCIMA Pleads to Akeredolu to reverse takeover of Forest Reserve by Private Company
The Ondo State Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ONDOCCIMA) has called on the state government to immediately look into the forceful takeover of a government forest reserve by a private company and reverse whatever agreement it has with the said private company.
The chamber, rising from a meeting, held in Akure, the state capital, lamented the condition of the more than 10,000 farmers displaced by the forceful takeover of the forest.
According to a statement signed by the public relations officer of the chamber, Adeboro Onibalusi, the takeover of the forest has plunged the farmers, families and several thousands of other dependants into further misery following the worsening inflation rate in the state.
“The forceful and crude evictions of the farmers by fully armed soldiers who were supported by men of the Amotekun corps and the wanton destruction of cash crops worth millions of naira is condemnable,” the statement reads.
The statement read further, ” There is an urgent need for the government to take a look at the economic state of our dear state. The latest National Bureau of Statistics data on inflation across the country, which was released last Saturday. listed Ondo State among the three states with highest inflation rate in the country.
“This is very sad and challenging to our people. The poor farmers and civil servants have been further pushed into a life of misery by the inflation.”
“Findings have shown that the main reason for this killer inflation in Ondo State is as a result of capital flight encouraged by government policies and actions. For example, if you look closely you’ll find out that most, if not all the government jobs, particularly constructions going on across the state are executed by people from outside the state.
“These are majorly people who are not resident in the state. What happens is that whatever money that they make from Ondo State are taken back to where they come from. They only ccme into the State to make money and such money is not spent here, Rather they go back to spend the money where they live. This is one of the major reasons for the parlous state of the economy in Ondo State and we want to plead with the governor to kindly take immediate action to revert the troubling situation.”
On the much-anticipated removal of the susbsidy on petroleum, ONDOCIMMA said its members are in total support of the plan, describing it as long over due. It, however, urged government to be transparent and to make good use of the money that would be realised from the removal.
“Our position on the anticipated subsidy removal is that it is a welcome development and long overdue. But government should be transparent and make judicious use of the money realized after the subsidy must have been removed. Also, palliatives and incentives should be made available to citizens and business.organisations.”.
It was a seven-star performance for Chain Reactions Africa (CRA), one of Africa’s leading Public Relations and Integrated Communications Consultancy as it took home seven African SABRE trophies, more than any other public relations firm in Africa in the 2024 competition.
The awards which were held at the end of the annual African Public Relations Association (APRA) Conference, were presented by Provoke Media, organisers of the awards in Basam, Abidjan, Cote D’Ivore on May 16th 2024.
The work covered campaigns for the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), and its Lagos Blue Rail, 9mobile’s The Hack – Expand Your Hustle’, ‘Taming the Bull’ for the Presidency, ‘Next Era of Happiness’ for leading biscuit company, Pladis Foods Nigeria Limited.
Receiving the awards on behalf of Chain Reactions and its clients, was its Managing Director/Chief Strategist, Israel Opayemi, who noted that this is a seven-star performance by Chain Reactions Africa at the 2024 SABRE Awards.
In his comments Opayemi said “to emerge as the highest winner at the 2024 edition of the award with seven SABRE Awards is humbling as well as exciting for us at Chain Reactions Africa. We are immensely proud to be honoured on such a global platform like the SABRE awards which is the holy grail of Public Relations globally as the awards programme is dedicated to benchmarking the best PR works across the globe.”
He continued, “I am making a three-fold dedication of these multiple trophies to our clients who believe in us, my team members who do the brave works relentlessly and our dear country Nigeria. Ten years ago, we were at the SABRE Awards in Miami, Florida in the United States watching and applauding as winners took turn on stage. Ten years ago, we were asking for a seat at the table. Today, we are sitting in creative resplendence at the head of the table. Today, we are flying the Nigerian flag on the global stage. We are now a territory of reckon and relevance in the global PR space.”
It seems winning awards is just a Chain Reactions thing, chuckled Arun Sudhaman CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Provoke Media, organizers of the SABRE Awards as Opayemi rose up seven times to receive the awards. The PR consultancy also picked up four Certificates of Excellence in recognition of its work launching the Nigerian Youth Trend Report 2024 known as ‘ARAMANDA’, ‘Next Era of Happiness’, ‘Lagos Blue Rail’, ‘The Hack – Expand Your Hustle’, and ‘Taming the Bull’.
In his reaction, President and Chairman of Council of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) described the awards by Chain Reactions Africa as “a harvest of honours for Nigeria”. He thanked the Chain Reactions Africa team for their outstanding works saying, “thank you for making us proud.”
Chain Reactions Africa has over the years won several prestigious SABRE awards and has been awarded more than 15 Certificates of Excellence. At last year’s award, the company won CEO of the Year category for the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu for use of public relations to tell the story of his administration’s achievements and scooped two Certificates of Excellence in the Corporate Image category for the ‘Momentum Campaign’ for Cellulant, a flagship payment solution provider; and ‘Marketing to Consumers’ category for ‘The #NaijaHighlandah Campaign’ for William Lawson’s, Scotch Whiskey brand.
The 2024 Africa SABRE Awards shortlist included more than 120 campaigns, selected from over 500 entries in this year’s competition, which recognises Superior Achievement in Branding, Reputation and Engagement. The campaigns were evaluated by a jury of industry leaders.
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