The Berom Educational and Cultural Organization (BECO), heartily congratulates Prof Ayo Omotayo, the Director General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), on his well deserved reapportionment. The news of the second coming of Prof Omotayo, into the topmost seat at the prestigious institution, remains one of the best in recent times.

It is with great joy and appreciation that we received the cheering news. Besides, it is a fact that Prof Omotayo remains the first and only DG of NIPSS to have deliberately brought NIPSS closer to its host community. This he did through positively impacted policy instruments with wide-ranging impacts on the host.on the host. Hitherto, the institute had remained an isolated elitist entity and strange island in the midst of its immediate host.

However, we note with great pleasure and satisfaction that through carefully prepared and strategically implemented community- friendly intervention initiatives, the NIPSS, under the leadership of Prof Omotayo, has created a cordial relationship with the host community on the one hand and, a
serene learning environment for participants.

As he resumes office for his second term, BECO on behalf of the Berom nation assures the D G of our unflinching support and cooperation. This is even as we look forward to an improved and better working relationship. May the years ahead bring out the best for the D G and the institute. As we congratulate Prof Omotayo, we urge him to accept the assurances of our esteemed regards and goodwill.

Chollom Gyang Logwong
Secretary General.
March 5, 2026.