Delta To Establish Modern Printing Press Soon –Aniagwu

BY SUNDAY EGEDE

Delta State Government is to establish a modern press for its operations which would also print The Pointer Newspapers for the management of Delta Printing and Publishing Company Limited (DPPCL), the state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu has said.

Aniagwu, who disclosed this on Wednesday shortly after inspecting the ongoing building works in the corporate headquarters of The Pointer Newspapers, Asaba, said when established, the government modern press would stimulate operational efficiency of The Pointer Newspaper.

According to him, The Pointer titles would come out better than it was some years ago, considering the current level of infrastructural development in the media outfit, by the time the modern government press begins to print for the company, coupled with the impressive commitment of staff of the company to their official responsibilities.

The Commissioner, who was accompanied by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry of Information, Mr. Paul Osahor, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the DPPCL, Dr. David Oghenekevwe, said that he was impressed with the attitude of workers in the company towards their duties.
“A number of staff are putting their best on the job; even by this time (4.55pm) some of the staff in the company are still on their duty post performing their official jobs,” he observed, adding that the ambience of their new work environment must have impacted positively on them.

Having taken over the circulation of The Pointer Newspaper, Aniagwu said, the management of the company was expanding the frontiers of its visibility in the market, as The Pointer Newspaper now circulates to more local government areas in the state as well as Awka, Anambra State, Benin- City among others, adding that as the paper circulates wider, it would attract greater patronage in terms sales and advertisement which would subsequently boost the economic base of the company.

The Commissioner said, “we started by creating a conducive working environment for the workers, providing computers, air conditioners and other facilities needed in a decent office.

“In the next three to four weeks’ time, more decent offices would be created for staff of the company, who are yet to get one,” pointing out that he was equally impressed with what the Board of Directors of the company was doing as “the Chairman of the Board is here to monitor the ongoing projects in the company even when today (yesterday) was not their sitting day.

“Though The Pointer has not got to where it should be, they are now making impressive progress and I am quite confident that they shall soon get to the desired destination.”