The Nigerian Senior Citizens Centre has appointed a former Director General of the National Lottery Commission and foremost television producer, Olorogun Peter Igho, as the National Coordinator, National Senior Citizens Centre Goodwill Ambassadors.
The Director General, National Senior Citizens Centre, Dr. Emem Omokaro, on Thursday announced the appointment in Abuja on Thursday.
This was at a well attended media and entertainment roundtable convened to inaugurate a committee of the NSCC Goodwill Ambassadors consisting of retired media veterans above the age of 60.
Speaking at the ceremony, Omokaro outlined the mission of the Senior Citizens Centre and charged the Goodwill Ambassadors led by Olorogun Igho to extend the frontiers of the Senior Citizens Centre through advocacy, defence of Senior Citizens rights seeking social justice, and the promotion of a healthy, comfortable environment for elders and senior citizens as they age gracefully.
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Stressing that this is also a major plank of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, he charged the Goodwill Ambassadors to utilise a lot of their popularity and goodwill to create enhanced awareness and acceptance of the initiative by the entire populace of the country.
The event was followed the next day by an investiture of the Coordinator and other goodwill ambassadors like actor Chika Okpala, Zebrudaya of NTA’s Masquerade fame; former Director General National Orientation Agency, Alhaji Idi Farouk; and super actress, Joke Silva, by the Special Adviser to the President on Health, Dr. Salma Anas, at an awards ceremony witnessed by senior citizens like Wakilin Adamawa, Alhaji Hassan Adamu; a retired Permanent Secretary, Dr. A Agari; and Dr. Stella Dorgu.
The Goodwill Ambassadors, carefully selected from across the country, featured retired journalists like Cyril Stober; producers like Bello Abubakar; directors like Austin Eruka; actors and broadcasters moguls like Alhaji Tijjani Ramalan.
They praised Dr. Omokaro for her diligence, drive and dynamism and also pledged to effectively mobilise public support for the mission and vision of the Nigerian Senior Citizens Centre so as to make growing old become a source of joy and happiness.
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