Newspaper distributors congratulate new leadership of NPAN

The Abuja Newspapers Distributors Association (ANDA) has congratulated the new leadership of Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) that was elected and announced on Wednesday.

ANDA President, Emmanuel John, in a statement, yesterday, said the re-election of the Chairman of Media Trust, publishers of Daily Trust newspapers and Trust Television, Malam Kabiru Yusuf, was a right step in the right direction.

Emmanuel said newspapers’ distributors had great confidence in the ability and capacity of Yusuf and his team to take NPAN to the next enviable level. He assured NPAN of maximum co-operation of distributors in ensuring that the newspaper industry continues to survive despite all odds.

The President stressed the need for NPAN to take seriously the issue of monetisation that has continued to hurt the newspaper industry. He also appealed to NPAN leadership to engage the Federal Government with a view to cancelling the policy so that monies appropriated for newspapers could be used for that purpose.

Emmanuel, who lamented the decay of infrastructure at the Abuja distribution centre and distributors’ welfare, appealed to NPAN leadership and members to contribute generously towards erection of befitting structure and also review commissions on all titles to enable the distributors and vendors to cope with the current economic crisis in the country.