From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar
Senior Special Assistant to the Cross River State Governor on Communication and Advocacy, Beatrice Akpala has been appointed the Chairman of Cross River State Publicity Committee of the APC Presidential Campaign Council.
This follows an appointment letter issued and signed by Bayo Onanuga the Director of Media and Publicity in the Directorate.
In the letter, Onanuga said the Directorate “recognises your efforts and ability to properly project and coordinate the publicity needs and requirements of the campaign in general.
“It has therefore appointed you as Chairman of Cross River State Publicity Committee”, the appointment letter read.
He added that the responsibilities of the new chairman are to “liaise and carry along the members of the directorate resident in your state and liaise and interface with the party state publicity machinery”.
Others are to interpret and translate some of the campaign and media expressions into local languages as well as disseminate the activities of the directorate to local government, wards and polling units.
Akpala, was earlier appointed Assistant Director New Media of the Tinubu/Shettima Grassroots Independent Campaign Council (ICC) and has been performing her duties outstandingly.
She is a famed broadcast sensation in the state and is famous for her very firm professional candour and fearless reporting style which is an inspiration to budding practitioners.
Her consistent progress in the media industry has been inspiring and also one of the rising young professionals in Cross River State given an opportunity to flourish by the state governor, Professor Ayade using the political landscape as an anchor point.
Reacting to her new appointment, Akpala dedicated both appointments exclusively to the state governor.
She promised to justify the confidence reposed on her and always give her best at all times.