Information Officers warned to rededicate themselves to duty in Yobe


By Yusuf A Yusuf, Damaturu 

The permanent secretary Yobe state ministry for Home Affairs, Information and Culture,Kashim Tijjani Kalli has charged the information officers of the Ministry to rededicated themselves of their duties of publicising government policies and programmes efficiently and adequately for the betterment of the state.

This is contained in a press statement signed by the Director Information services of the Ministry,Hajiya Husna Ibrahim and made available to journalist in damaturu.

According to the statement,the permanent secretary made the called on Friday in a meeting with the information officers of the Ministry Said,Yobe state government will not condone negligence to duty from any information officer of the state.

He stated that,as voices of government at the various Ministries Department and Agencies,the information officers must cover and
disseminate activities and programme of their agencies of assignment.

"They are the ambassadors
of the Information ministry and should ensure correspondence with the ministry for proper guidance and wider coverage of activities.

"The administration of Governor Mai Mala Buni is expending huge amount for projects and programs and only few is reported.

"This unacceptable situation calls for a redirection of information management and reporting.To change the narrative of under
reportage,the directorate is taking decisive measures geared towards improving the performance of the information officers".

Kashim Kalli further revealed that,there will be a refresher in house and on the job training as well as an improved monitoring and evaluation mechanism aimed at achieving desired goal. 

He noted that,all press releases from the various MDAs should also be channeled to the office of the Director information services for onward treatment.

The permanent secretary while encouraging the officers to ginger up and perform optimally,commended the state Governor, Hon Mai Mala Buni for providing enabling grounds for the Ministry of Information to Better serve the people.

He reassures, that all hands are on decks to keep the state informed and enlightened on state
interest issues.

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