The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), says it plans to engage the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) to sanction individuals who are practising public relations without a license.
President of NIPR, Mukhtar Sirajo, in a statement he issued on Monday in Abuja, made the disclosure at the special induction ceremony of students and staff of the Institute of Development Communication (ISDEVCOM), Nasarawa State University.
The induction was done during the institute’s third International Conference on Communication and Development in Africa.
The theme of the conference was “Strategic Security and Health Communication for Sustainable Development.”
Sirajo who commended the newly inducted members for escaping the wrath of NIPR said until their induction, they were amongst illegal practitioners even if amongst the best and most experienced in the field of public relations.
“You were practising illegally. I want to congratulate you for escaping the hammer that actually was just about to fall.
“The law actually mandates the Attorney General of the Federation to establish a Tribunal to try those found practising public relations without licensing by the institute.
