Mouka, Ibietan Inducted As NIPR Fellows

By Bukola Kayode

The Director, Public Affairs at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mr. Reuben Muoka and the Head, Media Relations Management of the Commission, Dr. Omoniyi Ibietan, have been inducted as fellows of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR).

The ceremony to elevate both men into prestigious rank took place during the 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the NIPR held at the International Conference Center Abuja.

Speaking at the event, the President and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Institute, M. Mukhtar Zubairu Sirajo stated that new fellows were selected based on merit. He added that the new fellows were picked after a thorough screening process strictly carried out by the institute’s Fellowship Advisory Committee.

Muoka joined NCC in 2007 as a Principal Manager and was assigned to the Public Affairs Department where he was the head of the Media and Public Relations Unit. He grew to become an Assistant Director and also a Deputy Director assigned to head the re-engineered Public Relations Unit of PAD. While in 2017, he was moved to the department of Policy, Competition and Economic Analysis to head the Economic Analysis unit of the department.

In 2021, Muoka was appointed head of the Special Duties Department with the responsibility of overseeing the International Relations Unit; Emergency Communication Centres Unit; the Public-Private Partnership Unit; and Security Services Unit of the Commission.

However, Dr. Ibietan, a certified regulation specialist is a multi-stakeholder relationship and communication management professional and social entrepreneur.

In addition, Ibietan was the Head of Online Media and Special Publication at NCC, Senior Manager of Media Management and earlier served the Commission as Senior Manager of Legislative Relations at the Commission.Before joining NCC, Ibietan worked with the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NigComSAT) and was internally reputed for setting up of Corporate Communications Department where he eventually managed the Media Strategy and External Relations.

 Ibietan who holds a doctorate from the North-West University, South Africa had earlier announced the planned induction of both him and Mouka on Facebook to a warm reception of the news by his many friends who took turns to congratulate him on the social media platform.

 “I am a Fellow-Designate. By the special grace of God, from Whom every grace descends, I will be inducted tomorrow as a FELLOW OF THE NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS (fnipr). In preparation, this evening, I will be meeting all living fellows of the Institute, at the Fellows Conclave, to begin another round of orientation. I consider it a privilege to be inducted along with my boss, Reuben Muoka, Director Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission”, Ibietan’s post read in part.