Platforms Africa, TechEconomy, seven others admitted into GOCOP
Nine new members were on Thursday, October 5, 2023, inducted into the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP).
They were inducted at the guild’s just concluded annual conference held at the Continental Hotel, Abuja.
The inducted members include Adeola Yusuf (publisher of Platforms Africa), Udokwu Onyeka (Newsbusiness Nigeria), Peter Oluka (TechEconomy), Amos Adetunji (The Decisionmakers Online), and Abdulazeez Lekan Arowona of Royal News.
Others were Idumonza Isidahomhen (publisher of Openlife), Bisi Bamise (bisladnews.com), Iduh Onah (National Record), and Olabisi Deji-Folutile of Franktalk.
Maureen Chigbo, GOCOP President, admonished the new members to shed what she called ‘reporters’ mentality’.
She also said that by this admission, the new members are no longer just seasoned journalists but mediapreneuers who would think about the best media practices and guide their reporters aright.
The event which took place at the Ladi Kwali Hall of the Abuja Continental Hotel (former Sheraton) attracted top government functionaries among which are the Minister of Information & National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris and Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede who chaired the 2023 GOCOP annual conference, among others.
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