Delta Information Ministry Gets New Administrative Head As Ojji Bows Out
By PAULINA NZERUBE
Praise, Policy Signals and Operational Gaps at Delta Information Handover
DELTA State’s Information Ministry on Monday formalised a leadership handover, signalling the retirement of Functioning Permanent Secretary, Mr. Harold Ojji, and the assumption of office by Mrs. Stella Macaulay in an emotional but forward-looking administrative transition.
Commissioner Charles Aniagwu described Ojji as a pillar of institutional support, citing his background in private enterprise and his operational understanding of government bureaucracy as key assets that strengthened administrative collaboration at the ministry. He emphasised that Ojji’s rise was propelled by competence, consistency, and investment in human capacity development.
Aniagwu urged staff to internalise professionalism, avoid unnecessary administrative drag, and recognise competence as the currency for long-term career progression. He reassured ministry personnel that the current redeployment of staff was a strategic effort to improve operational alignment, optimise talent deployment, and enhance ministry performance.
Ojji, while praising Aniagwu’s staff-first leadership model and youth engagement through the coordination of over 80 corps members, spotlighted persistent operational constraints slowing the ministry’s ability to deliver on its public communication mandate. The most pressing, he said, included the lack of ministry-owned operational and utility vehicles, insufficient equipment for staff productivity, and outdated facilities in major parastatals under the ministry, including Pointer Newspaper and Delta Broadcasting Service (DBS) stations in Asaba and Warri.
The incoming Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Macaulay, described Ojji as a mentor figure, praised Aniagwu’s vision-led leadership model, and committed to prioritising structured training and retraining to enhance internal efficiency. Goodwill remarks from New Media Director, Mr. Salvation Ogono, and NUJ Chairman, Comrade Churchill Oyowe, echoed confidence in Macaulay’s administrative competence and saluted Ojji’s service legacy. The signing of official handover documents closed the ceremony, officially marking the administrative transfer of authority.
