NCC Honors, Decorated Three Retired Directors As Copyright Ambassador

Dr John Asien, Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission(NCC) has honored and decorated three retired directors of the commission as copyright ambassador while also given them an Awards and valuable gifts.

Asien disclosed during a farewell ceremony organised by the commission for the retirees in Lagos, on Wednesday.

The Director-General mentioned the decorated retirees as; Mrs Lovetta Ezichi(Njoku) formal Acting Director-General, Mrs Doris Awele-Osahon, former Director Personnel (retired) and Mr Bayo Aiyegbusi, Former Director Enforcement.

He congratulated the retirees for their meritorious service to the commission and to the society at large.

He urged the retired directors to get involved in productive activities in order not to be bored, as well as spend more time with family and friends.

According to him, the directors were decorated as copyright ambassador due to their dedicated, commitment and dutifulness while in service.

“I want them to be Ambassador of copyright after their retirement at any point in time and in any place they find themselves.

“I want them to represent copyright reasonably, significantly and considerably any where they are in life, they have serve the commission reasonably and they deserved to be decorated as copyright ambassador, ” he said.

The director said that the purpose of the celebration was to show love and appreciation to their commitment and vigors for the progress of the commission while in service.

“The directors were productive, resourceful and hardworking during their days in service, so they deserves to be recognize and honored.

“For the ones that are fairly treated while in service, I use this medium to appeal for forgiveness of the past and thank God the present and the future, ” he said.

He urged all the staff in service to be passionate, committed and dedicated to their duties, so as to be remembered for their good and hard work when they left service.

“Please be remembered that you are working for the society not your boss, therefore, do your best to serve your country for prosperity to smile at you, ” he said.

Mrs Lovetta Ezichi(Njoku), former Acting Director-General, applauded the management of the Commission for the farewell ceremony organised for her and her retired colleagues.

She expresses her unalloyed appreciation to the present DG for his efforts in ensuring progress, peace and stability in the commission and outside the commission.

“I have known Dr John Asien, the present DG while I was acting as D-G, he is a serious and outstanding staff while I was in service.

“Now that he is the Director General, I know he is going to make history at the Commission, ” she said.

Ezichi recalled her bitter experience while with the commission, she expressed her remorse but she said that, she has forgiven the fair treatment bestowed on her and have move on with her life.

“I am so happy that the present D-G deem-it-fit to remember and recognise her active role while in service and decorated her as an Ambassador, I am elated and will not take it for granted, ” she said.

Also, Mrs Doris Awele-Osahon, the former Director Personnel, expressed delight and appreciation towards the kind gestures of the commission management.

Awele-Osahon pledges to be a good Ambassador of the commission anywhere, any place and anytime.

“Life in service is full of experiences, I enjoyed every bit of my stay while in service and appreciated the teamwork, ” she said.

In his response, Mr Charles Amudipe, Assistant Director, Operations felicitated with the retired directors and also appreciated their positive impact while in service.

Amudipe noted that Mrs Lovetta Ezichi(Njoku) the former Director-General was full of life while in active service.

“She is hardworking, dedicated and committed to the progress of the commission.

“She is a woraholic, always everywhere to ensure that things are properly done while discharging her mandate for the commission.

“I personally learnt a lot from her and I thank God for the lesson learnt, ” he said.

NAN report that Mrs Lovetta Ezichi(Njoku) joined the Nigerian Copyright Commission(NCC) in 1998 from National Institute for Cultural Orientation(NICO).

In 2002, for a period of about four months (June-September), she was made to take charge of the activities of the NCC pending the appointment of substantive Director-General.

She was also appointed Acting Director-General for two months from June to August 2004.

During her latter period of her being in-charge of the NCC, she recorded tremendous success in the agency’s anti-piracy operations.

(NAN)