Sunday, September 22, 2013

Public Diplomacy as a Global Phenomenon: Nigeria


Institute of Public Diplomacy and management has inducted 450 new members into its rank at the weekend which brings it membership to about 10,000.

The training and induction ceremony with the theme: “Establishing the order of Diplomacy: Key Issues in 21st Century Global management Practices,” which was held in Abuja was, according to the president and chairman, Council of Fellows of the institute, Chief Cliff Ogbede, to draw attention to the “expedience of creating a process of order and stability within the management influence.”

Ogbede said the adoption of diplomacy in managing conflicts with the work environment “is in line with the demands, challenges and prevailing realities of our day.”

According to him, the aim of the institute is to promote public diplomacy and management in the country and to instill the culture of discipline and accountability among its members.

Chairman of the occasion, Dr. Patrick Njoku, said most Nigerians stumbled into positions of leadership without proper training in management and diplomacy and that the institute “offers the opportunities for Nigerians to be trained to manage properly.”

He said the institute is open to all Nigerians, adding that proper training of it members is one of the ways of sanitizing the public service of corruption.

Director, Center for Asian Studies, University of Abuja, Dr. Y.M. Damagum, during his lecture, said diplomacy is no longer restricted to level of interaction at governmental levels but has become vividly clear that organisations have to take seriously the relevant of diplomatic approach to attaining their objectives.

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