NAN-H-73
Synergy
Bauchi, March 13,2017 (NAN) Director-General of National Orientation Agency (NOA), Dr Garba Abari, on Monday in Bauchi called for synergy between his agency and the media in tackling some of the security challenges of the country.
Making the call when he visited the Bauchi Zonal Office of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Abari said joint effort in sensitizing members on the need to shun acts that could jeopardize the unity and peaceful coexistence of Nigerians, was desirable now, than ever before.
According to him, the roles of the media have gone beyond the traditional “education, entertainment and enlightenment”, but have encompassed a greater challenge of “agenda setting” for the people.
He said that security challenges resulting from disagreements among people on issues that could otherwise be peacefully resolved, to other wider security issues, had made it paramount to intensify sensitization efforts, not only for people to embrace dialogue, but also become security conscious.
“Such discharge of social responsibility calls for synergy between NOA and the media, in view of the fact that our goals are similar.
“We have been enjoying cordial relationship with media outfits at the headquarters and I felt the synergy should be extended to states,” said the D-G, who had paid similar visit to some other media outfits in Bauchi Monday.
He commended the role being played by NAN in propagating the activities of NOA, describing the two Federal Government organisations as “Siamese twins”.
Responding, Zonal Manager of NAN in Bauchi, Malam Abdullahi Salihu, lauded the cordial relationship existing between NOA and NAN in Bauchi state.
He said the synergy had been in place, just as he described NOA and other media outfits as one, having belonged to the same ministry in the past.
He assured Abari that the cooperation would be sustained at the Zonal level in Bauchi.
NAN reports that the D-G was in Bauchi to attend the opening ceremony of five days training session, organised for 2000 members of War Against Indiscipline (WAI) Brigade, drawn from the 36 states and Abuja.
The training is taking place at the NYSC Orientation camp in Wailo village, some 60km from Bauchi metropolis. (NAN)
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