Aburime dedicated the award to God and Prof. Soludo for providing the platform upon which this rare honour came.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Press Secretary to Anambra State governor, Christian Aburime, has emerged the Spokesperson of the Year in a tightly contested category at the third edition of the Spokesperson Communication Awards and Conference organised at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on December 7, 2023.
The Edo-born Imagemaker of the Anambra State governor bagged the award ahead of other top players in the PR sector including the public relations officer at the office of the head of federal civil service who trailed behind in the second position.
The organisers said Aburime won The Spokesperson’s Communication Award (SCA23) for displaying exceptional skills in communicating and sustaining mutual relationships for effective media coverage of the activities of Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra.
Receiving the award on behalf of Aburime, Mazi Ejimofor Opara, the National Publicity Secretary of APGA and Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Anambra State on New Media thanked the organisers for recognising competence and dedication to duty.
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Aburime dedicated the award to God and Prof. Soludo for providing the platform upon which this rare honour came. He charged PR practitioners and journalists to stick to the ethics of the profession and eschew sensation and fake news.
The Spokesperson’s Award is an annual event organised by Image Merchant Promotion Ltd, publishers of PRNigeria and Spokesperson’s Digest in conjunction with the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR).
The occasion was graced by the Minister of Information, Muhammed Idris, who was the chairman of the occasion while the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and the President of NIPR, Ike Neliaku, were the special guest of honour and the chief host respectively.