ITF Director General Described As A Legend To The Media World

Yakubu Busari

The Director General  Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Sir Joseph Ari on his 62nd birthday has been described as a role legend among men of the pen professional in Africa, the reason I once likened you to Heracles, Nestor, and Odysseus in one being, given your bravery, wits, intellect, and strength.

The spokesman of the pen professional, Mr Yakubu Ventim said this in a goodwill message to the family of Sir Joseph Ari at the 62nd-anniversary celebration.

He is Although innately gentle, he never hesitates to adorn the toga of a hot-headed ‘rebel’ in pursuit of the common good to the benefit of his colleagues in the media world.

No wonder we see your contribution to uplifting as a giant wooden gong that has been sounding in a frenzy of unending and unbridled adulations since you occupied the position of Director General of that brought out your heroics passion ,he added .

History will be kind to you for your bravery in dwindling economy  challenges  in  area of  job creation ,empowerment of youth with skill acquisition programs towards revamping the country’s unemployment .

Sir Joseph Ari , you exhibited uncommon professional selflessness, equanimity, and sportsmanship at a critical point in the nation’s  rising cost of food insecurity due to farmers /herders clashes that prevent many Nigerians from going to the farm.

Sir ,You are  highly detribalized Nigerian. You mastered the art of love for nation and your people. You mastered the art of politics with local flavour. You stood to contribute your journalistic prowess in bringing this country unity together.

Sir Joseph Ntung Ari  you are an erudite scholar, a deep and cerebral journalist , thinker, who saw tomorrow. You foresaw the many challenges and setbacks faced by the nation today to dispel religious bigots.

Sir You didn’t swell your hand with a high level of corruption but chose to save Nigeria from the social, economic, and political mires. Your farsightedness underlines the words of our fathers that what an elder sees sitting down, the child may never fathom even if such a child perches on the peak of the Iroko tree.

Sir Joseph Ari , you have paid your dues and your great footprints are so bold and embedded on the sands of time that the world will always remember that you transformed ITF into the commercial hub of Africa

Your 62nd birthday anniversary celebration call for every journalist to trust and believe that they can reposition Nigeria to a better country.