Six Ad-Hoc committees have been inaugurated by the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) Chairman Tony Akiotu.

They got the mandate to revitalise the local broadcasting industry through innovation, collaboration, capacity building and strategic reforms.

The inauguration, which took place yesterday, brought together managing directors, general managers, veteran broadcasters and media professionals from across the country.

Akiotu described the inauguration as a major step towards fulfilling his campaign promises and repositioning BON for emerging industry challenges.

At the inauguration were: veteran broadcaster Bimbo Oloyede; Tony Uyah; Kingsley Uranta; Chukwudi Okolie-Ugbojah; Ismael Sani; Ibrahim Shehu; Christabel Ojay-Iyanya; Patrick Ugbe; Funke Treasure and BON Executive Secretary Dr. Yemisi Bamgbose, among other stakeholders in the industry.

Akiotu said the committees were constituted not only to fulfill his policy objectives, but also to provide a platform for the exchange of ideas between BON members and experienced broadcasting professionals.

He listed the committees as: content collaboration, programming and Innovation; training, skills modernization; talent development; industry sustainability and cost optimisation; digital transition, regulation and NBC engagement; policy advocacy, stakeholder engagement and national development and sports rights, investment and commercial.

According to the BON chair, the committees will be chaired by members of the BON General Assembly and will work closely with the BON Secretariat in executing their mandates.

Each committee, he noted, will submit an interim report within three months. The implementation of the approved recommendations will start within six months.

The committees are to serve a 12-month tenure, subject to extension where necessary.

Akiotu stressed that all committee activities, correspondence and financial transactions would be coordinated through the BON Secretariat to ensure transparency, accountability and alignment with the organisation’s objectives.

He urged members to approach their assignments with dedication, reminding them of Nigeria’s historic position as the first country in Africa to introduce television broadcasting. (The Nation)