Fubara appoints chief press secretary

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has appointed Nelson Chukwudi, the former chairman of the editorial board and editor-in-chief of Rivers State State-owned Tide Newspaper as his new Chief Press Secretary.

“Chukwudi holds Diploma (Mass Comm); BSc (Public Admin); and Post-Graduate Diploma (Journalism). He began Journalism practice over 33 years ago at The Tide Newspapers in Port Harcourt, Rivers.

“He became Editor in 2010, Director/Managing Editor 2014, member of Editorial Board 2000. He became Chairman, Editorial Board and Editor-in-Chief 2020.

“He was the first Nigerian investigative journalist to visit Nembe in Bayelsa State during the 1996 Ogbolomabiri/Bassambiri war, interviewed the combatants and filed reports direct from the scene of conflict. Many scholars, researches, organisations and institutions have referenced his writings.

“Nelson has participated in more than 170 local and foreign professional training programmes across four continents.

“He won 7 Best Reporter/Writer awards in The Tide and Rivers State in Sustainable Community Development, Investigative, Environmental, and Oil & Energy Reporting -1997 and 2004.”