Olu Samuel, Lokoja

Former Chief Press Secretary to Kogi state Deputy governor, Philip Salau, Jimoh Yusuf has been appointed the new managing Director of the Kogi state owned newspaper, The Graphic by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo.

Itopa who once served as chairman of the Editorial board of the paper before was seconded to the state ministry of information as a Director.

Itopa who officially resumed on Monday at the Lokoja head office of the newspaper promised to work towards actualising the vision of the founding fathers to move the paper to the next level.

“I want to thank His Excellency for counting me fit for this appointment and I promise not to disappoint in any way”.

“Haven been part of the team here once, I will work alongside with the team on ground to actualise the vision of the founding fathers of the newspaper and move this organization to the next level where it can compete with other papers without loosing focus of the vision of our founding fathers.”

Amoka Eneji- Chairman Okehi local government area, where Itopa hailed from who was ground to witness the occasion described the appointment as “well deserving to our worthy son in the local government area adding that he is a round peg in round hole”.

“I have no doubt that he will reposition the paper to meet the challenge ahead , given his pedigree as an astute professional journalist.He is a round peg in a round hole” he added.