The global public will be presented with a book, \u201cThe Journalist, The Woman and Her Faith\u201d, authored by Mrs Grace Yussuf, a Deputy Editor-In-Chief with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
A statement issued by the organising committee on Sunday said the event would take place on May 9, at the National Press Centre, Radio House, in Abuja.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The statement described the book as a memoir of a female Nigerian journalist and would precede her retirement from service on May 16.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
According to the statement, the presentation will be chaired by Prof. Joy Ngozi Ezeilo (SAN), the Founder, Women Aid Collective (WACOL).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Mr Femi Adesina, a veteran journalist and Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, will be the Book Presenter, it said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The book will be reviewed by Mr Joe Bankole, who is a media consultant, author and former Managing Editor with NAN.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The revered Orodje of Okpe Kingdom and Chairman of Delta State Council of Traditional Rulers, His Royal Majesty, Orhue 1, will be the Royal Father of the occasion.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Other special guests expected at the event are Mr Buki Ponle, the Managing Director of NAN and Amb. Shri Gangandharan Balasubramanta, the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Similarly, Dr Ibrahim Goni, the Conservation General of the National Park Service, and several veteran journalists who have made impact in the journalism profession, will grace the event.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The event is expected to be a major gathering for stakeholders in the media industry as well as friends, associates and well wishers of the author.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
On her part, Yussuf said the decision to write the book came out of a desire to document her experiences as a female journalist and a practicing Christian who promised herself that doing so would serve posterity well.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe that it will not only be a good reading for many but will also go a long way towards encouraging younger female journalists, who may be finding it difficult to cope, especially if they have had to hold on to their faith and values.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is my intention, too, that this book will serve as a story of resilience, hard work, moral rectitude, a journey of faith and adherence to Christian virtues even in the practice of an utterly socially-relevant profession as journalism.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cI say this because there is this general belief that journalists are unserious and frivolous. This puts women in a precarious position as it makes them more \u2018vulnerable\u2019 than their male counterparts,\u201d she said.(NAN (www.nannews.ng)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: News Agency of Nigeria<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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