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Former NUJ Chairman Appointed As Media Aide In Delta
A former Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists ( NUJ) Delta state council, Comrade Norbert Chiazor has been appointed as Special Assistant on Media by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State.
Chiazor served as director Media and strategic communication, to Hon Prince Ned Nwoko senatorial campaigns in the 2019 elections and also rallied media publicity for Nwoko’s Operation Return Okowa 2019 culminating in the electoral success of the governor.
The seasoned journalist is expected to bring his vast experience to bear in the propagation of the policy thrusts of the Okowa administration.
A 1992 graduate of English/Literature, University of Benin Mr Chiazor also holds a degree in Mass Communication, Delta State University and Masters Degree in Mass Communication, University of Nigeria Nsukka UNN.
The veteran journalist and wordsmith who hails from Idumuje unor in Aniocha North local government area of Delta State was until his appointment, deputy general manager/ Head of News and current affairs department, Delta broadcasting service Warri where he disengaged from service in October 2019 after a phenomenal journalism career that began in Bendel Broadcasting service Benin city.
Chiazor was at various times freelance journalist in leading local and international newspapers including The Guardian newspaper and National Concord now defunct as well as Mail & Guardian of South Africa, Irish Times and The Sowetan. He has published an article in the New York-based globally read newspaper International Herald Tribune.
A respected journalist, Chiazor was Delta NUJ Chairman from 2011 – 2017 serving an unprecedented tenure of six years with a sterling performance that earned the union popular prestige and glory.
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