We are making efforts to see full recovery from insurgency’ – Yobe Information Commissioner

We are making efforts to see full recovery from insurgency’ – Yobe Information Commissioner

By: Our Reporter

Yobe state Commissioner of information, Alhaji Mohammed Lamin on Friday said the state government is making frantic efforts to see to full recovery from insurgency through various policies and programmes.

Alhaji Mohammed Lamin stated this during the maiden capacity workshop organized by the state government for ministerial information officers on modern journalism and programming.

According to the Commissioner, so much was under reported, and most times the public is misinformed, hence the need for such workshops in the state.

He also attributed information imbalance to low capacity and the advent of social media where unprofessional, unethical information is being filtered to the public without cross checking, a situation that undermines government positive achievements in many areas of development.

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The commissioner noted that Yobe state information officers function as the government’s mouthpieces, so the role they play cannot be over emphasized.

“The knowledge you all will acquire from this training will further improve your reportage skills and enrich our monthly magazine for the state. There is a need for all of you to engage in active enlightenment, educating and informing the citizens and beyond on the progress and achievements of the state government as it will bring more development and success,” Lamin said.

In her brief remarks,the director information services of the ministry, Hajiya Husna Ibrahim said it was imperative to ensure training and re- training of staff as a tool for sustainable and enhanced workforce.

Husna noted that the training was the first of it’s kind in the ministry, intended to expose participants to modern ways of information covering, writing and dissemination.

We are making efforts to see full recovery from insurgency’ – Yobe Information Commissioner