The immediate past Director-General of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Ladan Salihu, has vowed to remain as journalist all his life even as he disclosed his plan to venture into private broadcasting.
Salihu who spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi after a reception organized by the Illelah Development Association in his honour, said: “the industry is part of my life; journalism, the media, the press, and broadcast journalism especially, is in my DNA.
“It is something that I will live to cherish, to practice, till the very last day of my life. I want to assure you that the chapter has closed in public broadcasting and another chapter will soon open in private broadcasting in my life.
“I do not have a retirement date as a broadcaster. As a public servant, like I say, the chapter is closed and glory be to Allah, the most high, for the privilege to serve and for all the challenges that one has had to face and for giving one the capacity and the ability to surmount them.’’
Salihu spoke about what he seeks to achieve by delving into private broadcasting, saying: “my job as a journalist is to rise above sentiments in whatever situation I find myself.”
Salihu was sacked on February 15 alongside 26 other chief executives of some federal agencies and parastatals.
Before his appointment, he had served as Zonal Director of the Kaduna National Station of Radio Nigeria. (NAN). [myad]
