National Broadcasting
Corporation managing director Kora Nou says the organisation and the board were
at loggerheads recently, moving in and out of the courts.
This has adversely
affected the oldest broadcaster's operations.
Apart from that, the
NBC and the whole of the ICT sector in a short space of time when there was a
change in government had five ministers.
The recent one being
Hon. Timothy Masiu.
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| Minister Timothy Masiu speaking when the board members took oaths and affirmations of office |
“That’s a record of
some sort,” he said during the board members took oath and affirmations of
office last Friday.
The organisation also
did not have a functioning board for a year.
“We had a start stop
situation,” Nou said.
In welcoming the board
headed by Pius Tikili, he said he was content there was a seamless transition
now with the installation of a new board and they would be inducted in due
course.
But Nou has stressed
what Minister Masiu also emphasised that the board and management should be
clear about their roles and responsibilities.
“The demarcation are
to be clear,” he said.
“The board provides
the strategic directions and the management and staff has to implement.”
“I also pledge loyalty
and dedication to the new board,” he said.
He said the staff and
management looked forward to “bring it (NBC) back to the glory it used to
have.”
Former board chairman
Timothy Tala and member Ps Babani Harry has been retained to ensure continuity
at the board level guiding the new members on many projects and initiatives the
NBC has embarked on.
The other members are deputy chairman Emil Tenoa and only female and lawyer Zinnia Dawidi.
