The
Information team of the present government in Ogun State have met to strategize
on ways to improve information dissemination and also get adequate feedback
from the people of the State.
The
Special Adviser to the Governor on Information, Mrs. Modele Sarafa –Yusuf, who held a meeting with the State Information
Managers and Heads of State owned Broadcast Media said the essence of the
meeting was to get all hands to be on deck so that "as Information
Managers, we don't wink in the dark".
Mrs.
Sarafa - Yusuf stated that the government of Prince Dapo Abiodun needed to get
effective feedback and participatory governance from the people, adding that
the relevant skills of Information Officers coupled with the necessary
equipment becomes imperative, in providing information from Ministries,
Departments and Agencies and externally, to the public.
Earlier in their submissions, the Directors of Information and General
Managers of the state owned media stations suggested, building the capacity of
Information Officers, acquisition of modern equipment for optimal and
professional delivery among others as ways to improve information dissemination
in the State.
Highlighting some of the functions of the
Officers, the Director of Information, Production Services, Mr. Kehinde
Onasanya said, "they are the image makers of government who are to
propagate the activities, bridge the gap between the government and the governed
as well as get feedbacks for the government".
The
meeting had in attendance the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Kunle
Somorin, Consultant to the Governor on Information, Mrs. Ronke Ogundimu, Senior
Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Mr. Emmanuel Ojo, Directors of
Information, Ministry of Information and Strategy, General Manager of the Ogun
State Television (OGTV), his counterpart from the Ogun State Broadcasting
Corporation (OGBC) and other management staff.
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