The acting Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi has expressed confidence that the emergence of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) will help in sifting the grains from the chaff in online journalism practice.
According to him, it will be easier to determine who the real professionals in the online business are for proper synergy.
The Customs Boss, who received in audience, members of the national executive council of GOCOP, in his office in Abuja, was particularly elated to learn that real professionals are the ones within the rank of GOCOP.
He acknowledged the fact that GOCOP is made up of former Managing Directors/Editor-in-Chiefs, Editors and Line Editors, who have worked in the newspaper business for at least 10 years before venturing into online journalism practice.
Adeniyi assured GOCOP members in particular, and the media in general of his continued partnership towards achieving the goals of his service.
Speaking earlier, the President of GOCOP, Maureen Chigbo sought the support of the Controller General on the Annual General Conference of the Guild scheduled to hold on October 4 and 5, for the first time in many years, in Abuja, the nation’s federal capital.
Chigbo, who led the team on the visit, said that GOCOP is a group made up of top rated journalists who have practiced at the highest level in journalism.
She advised the Customs boss to ensure synergy with the media, in recognition of the fact that he used to be in charge of the Service’s public relations before he became Comptroller General.
The GOCOP team included the immediate past President, Dotun Oladipo; the current Deputy President, Danlami Nmodu, mni; Vice President (South), Ken Ugbeche; Vice President (North),Tom Chiahemen; General Secretary, Collins Edomaruse and an Abuja-based member, Tajudeen Kareem.
The Public Relations Officer of the NCS, Abdullahi Maiwada, was also present at the courtesy visit alongside other officers.

A right activist cleric, Bishop Seun Adeoye has described the three month old government of President Bola Tinubu as the period of extreme hardship and untold sufferings for majority of Nigerians.
Bishop Seun Adeoye who is the Spokesman of World Bishops’ Council (WBC), Africa, in a statement today, August 29, expressed displeasure at the current situation in the country.
Adeote, who is also the Presiding Prelate of Sufficient Grace and Truth Ministries (SGTM), noted that the untold hardship is fast becoming unbearable for the citizens.
“Today, 29th of August marks three months of Tinubu’s government. But within these three months, businesses are collapsing, people are becoming jobless, hunger now pervades the land and many who appear to be alive are just walking corpses.
“Let the truth be told, this ‘ground’ is not ‘running’ Mr. President. It has been three months of extreme hardship and suffering for Nigerians. And it is virtually becoming unbearable.
“You and your family are up there in a secured Aso Rock. Those who surrounded 7 you are big men. They can’t feel the pains the way we the people do. ‘Igboro o rerin Sir’. I mean people are not happy at all.
“We cannot pretend that there is sadness everywhere.
“Is there anything new done by this administration that has never been done? None. “Our ‘City Boy’ almost dragged us into war with Niger Republic while terrorists, bandits and kidnappers are still having their field days in our own country.
“The other day, soldiers were slaughtered in Niger state and some intending Youth Corpers were kidnapped in Zamfara.
“A new government ought to have even shown some signs of strength but killings in Plateau, Niger and Benue States and other places were manifestations of ‘continuity’ of the past.
“‘Subsidy is gone’ but the so called palliatives are mere political statement. “A N5billion largesse to a state with 5million population is just N1,000 per person. Yet, prices of foodstuffs and transportations have gone up astronomically and the masses are crying.
“Mr. President, your 100,000 bags of rice per state is a huge joke. It can’t go one ‘kongo or mudu’ each per family. I don’t trade in foreign currency but how’s the dollar market today compare to when you take over?
“Soon, very soon, we’ll be overwhelmed by propaganda and sponsored performance statistics. But the fact remains that this government has not only taken food off the tables of the masses but has successfully taken smiles off their cheeks.
“Please, sit up, stop all the rhetorically comments. They are becoming norms. You promised to fix Nigeria. Then, do something about it. You get just few months to do so. If not, it’ll be on record that yours is the worst government that ever ruled Nigeria.”
Bishop Adeoye called on Nigerians not to stop ever praying for the country and her leaders, admonishing that God will intervene and see the nation through its troubles.