Gov. Buni tasks APC Social Media Forum on regional development

 

Hon. Abdullahi Bego(middle in blue), Dr. Mustapha Geidam (immediate right) in a group photo with the group in Damaturu

By  JOE HEMBA, Damaturu 

 Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has called the Northeast Social Media Forum to get more involved in the development of the region through massive publicity of the activities of the governors in their states.  

According to the governor, the backwardness of the region now aggravated by the Boko Haram insurgency needs all hands on deck to change the narratives by promoting the good works and initiatives of the Federal Government and the governors toward the development of the region. Governor Buni who was represented by his Honorable Commissioner for Information, Home Affairs and Culture Abdullahi Bego at the maiden conference of the Forum over the weekend in Damaturu tasked the young social media advocates to also channel their youthful energies and time to changing negative narratives of the region both in history, culture, religion and social co-existence.

 The governor was particularly happy with the forum for coming together as an organised group to promote the activities of their various state government to the outside world.

 He thanked them for forming such a formidable front and called on them to intensify their campaign for the APC to take over the other three states(Bauchi, Taraba and Adamawa) in the region which are in the hands of the ruling PDP come 2023. Gov. Buni equally enjoined them to obtain basic journalism skills to understand the ethics of the profession so as not to land themselves into trouble. 

Hon. Comm info, Yobe State, Hon. Abdullahi Bego(right) with the PS Ministry of Transport & Energy, Dr. Mustapha Geidam at the event.

 Earlier, the chairman of the Forum in the State and the chief host, Abubakar Kachalla Zaid thank Yobe State Government for the support given to them to organize the event. He announced that the meeting of the forum in Damaturu is part of their coordinated approach to come up with a campaign that will ensure the APC in the next general election wins the other states in the region. 

 Alhaji Zaid who expressed happiness over the reality of the meeting also announced that their members will soon embark on a visits to all the APC governors in the region to unveil their plans for the region.

 Participants at the meeting were drawn from Gombe, Taraba, Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno and host state Yobe.

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