COMMISSIONER FOR INFORMATION VISITS 1YOUTH 2 SKILLS TV STUDIO
By Ifeoma Aniagbado :
The Anambra State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, has visited 1 Youth 2 Skills TV media facility established for dissemination of information about Mr. Governor’s youth program in the state.
Dr. Mefor on arrival at the Ministry of Youth Development Complex, said that he was appointed the commissioner for Information, three months ago, adding that the first thing he did was to visit the media establishment in the state.
He emphasized the need to change the narrative of reportage in the state, saying that it is easy to market a good product as Mr. Governor has done so well without borrowing money in the last 32 months.
He further said that since his appointment in his office, he has introduced a number of programs targeting effective external and internal communication, adding that he introduced a program ‘Ask the commissioner on Thursdays every week as well as Take the Heads of the Department’ to radio station to discuss the essence and achievements of the state government in the state.
He pointed out that the solution weekly bulletin which is between 12 to 15 pages that comes out every Fridays was also introduced and sent out through Twitter, WhatsApp, Facebook and other social media handles.
The Information commissioner explained that it is necessary to get feedback from the audience to know what they want, expressing the need to modernize town caries which he called Community based communication.
Dr. Mefor said that he promotes 1 Youth 2 Skills program to the public in over 100 interviews he granted, that he always put it as one of the top six achievements of Mr. Governor’ administration, adding that 50 percent of Ndi Anambra are not tv cultured but radio listeners which will go a long way, reaching the people in the rural areas instead of newspapers, social media and tv.
He advised the youth of the state to participate in the ongoing 1 Youth 2 Skills Solution program to help in reducing crime and youth restiveness in the state, calling them to take ownership of their state in order to have good security services to avoid killing and kidnapping in the state.
*Ifeoma is of the Ministry of Information, Anambra State