A group under the auspices of Kogi Central Media Practitioners Association has commended the state Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo for his laudable projects executive in the last ten months.
The President of the group, Alhaji Ibrahim Isa-Amoka, stated this on Monday when he led other members of the association on a courtesy visit to the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Isa Ismail in government house Lokoja.
Isa-Amoka said the governor’s transformative agenda and commitment to the welfare of workers, infrastructural development and security in the state was second to none.
Alhaji Amoka, told the Special Adviser that the group was planning to hold a national media summit and solicited the support of the government in actualizing the programme.
The former Chairman Kogi state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, while also appreciating the Special Adviser for his role at ensuring adequate publicity for government programmes and policies, pledged the commitment of the group to disseminating information that would promote government policies and unity among the the various ethnic groups in the state.
The General Manager, Radio Nigeria Prime FM Lokoja, and pioneer member of the group, Alhaji Adeiza Momoh jimoh in his remark, said the government of Alhaji Usman Ododo has so far performed well, especially in the uplifting the welfare of the downtrodden and Kogi workers.
Momohjimoh urged the governor to continue to unite the state especially the people of central senatorial district.
In a remark the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Isa Ismail who appreciated the group for the visit, said the administration of Governor Ododo since assumption of office had promoted a media agenda built on bottom to the top approach, which ensures placing the local media above those outside the state.
The Special Adviser said his office which is central to the amplification of government activities would continue to liaise with the group to ensure the success of the present administration, assuring that Governor Ododo would continue from where the immediate past governor stopped especially in the areas of infrastructure, human capacity development, security, health and education.
