Air Force unveils plan to boost information management

The Nigerian Air Force said it is partnering with the African Public Relations Association (APRA) in training its personnel in effective public relations and information management.

The Force made this known during a courtesy visit by the President of APRA, Mr Yomi Badejo-Okusanya, to the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, in his office at the Headquarters NAF, Abuja.

A statement by the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya, said the APRA president said the association was established to foster unity through interaction and exchange of ideas amongst public relations practitioners in Africa.

He said APRA was strongly committed to selling ‘Positive Africa’ through the instrumentality of the PR profession.

Mr Badejo-Okusanya said APRA was glad that the current NAF leadership had not only made giant strides in the fight against Boko Haram and other security threats but had also professionally deployed various PR tools in disseminating information on its operations to the public, thereby projecting a positive image of the service.

The Chief of Air Staff lauded APRA for its role in helping to project a positive image of Africa.

He noted NAF, being fully aware the critical role that information management plays towards the success of modern military operations, had placed emphasis on accurate and timely dissemination of information.

Air Marshal Abubakar, however, admitted that there was the need to further build the capacity of NAF PR and Information personnel, while exposing non-PR officers to appropriate training that would enable them perform their various roles effectively. that of