OKOWA SAYS "A MISINFORMED PERSON DANGEROUS TO SOCIETY."
In response to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa's call for synergy between public
and private sectors to grow the state economy, an illustrious son of Igbuzor
and medical practitioner turn broadcast icon, Dr Henry Nzekwu on Friday June
23, added another feather to his cap with the official comissioning of Bridge
FM 98.7 radio station.
His Excellency the Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur
Okowa with his brother governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, attended the
official commissioning of the Radio Station in Asaba on Friday June 23.
Speaking at the ceremony, Gov. Okowa said the world will be a better
place if the right information devoid of falsehood and blackmail is regularly
disseminated to mass audiences through various channels of communucation which
includes print and electeonic media.
Executive Assistant on Communication to the Governor of Delta State,
Barrister Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe quoted the governor as saying that negative
and false informaton has the capacity of destroying the society and our country
which is why media practitioners must strive hard to deploy high level
professionalism in performing their constitutional responsibilities as members
of the fourth in the realm, in nation building.
"A person that has been misinformed is dangerous to society because
of the negative mindset created from decoded messages contained in news items,
articles and other information platforms or medium.
"The Nigerian media must therefore partner with government and the
corporate world to build our nation; this they can do by disseminating
objective criticisms and balanced news reports. We can no longer dwell in the
realm of negative news and destructive sensational publications capable of
provoking uprising, breach of peace and persistent hate among our citizens and
non-citizens alike.
"It is true that bad news travels faster and may as well conjure
more attention but its aftermath effects can be very damaging, costly and
painful. We owe our country huge responsibility as citizens; therefore the
media as partners in progress with government must do the needful to exhibit
its nation building roles through fairness and objective dissemination of
information.
"Your primary role is to educate, inform and entertain a mass
audience as watchdogs of our society. Your functions in nation building is so
vital to the extent that the mass media can either build or destroy any
society.
"I urge the management of Bridge FM 98.7 radio to ensure that the
basic rules of professional conducts in the practice of Journalism profession
are strictly applied in the discharge of your constitutional roles as partners
in nation building; expose evil and commend good governance where necessary.
"I Congratulate my friend and brother, Dr Henry Nzekwu and his team
for the huge investment and I look forward to a lasting and healthy
relationship between Bridge FM management and Delta State Government.
"You have taken some of our people out of the congested labour
market and I am happy about that. Wealthy Deltans should come home to invest
and assist to provide jobs for our youths and women; so as to compliment the
State Job Creation Initiative. On our part as government we shall continue to
partner with Bridge FM."
Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki said Dr Henry Nzekwu has been an
outstanding friend of many years and still counting. He commended the
management and staff of Bridge FM for their innovation and new broadcast
contents which the radio station has brought into the industry.
Earlier in his opening remarks, the Chief Executive Officer of Bridge
FM, Dr Nzekwu said "our station is a state of the art facility with
avant-garde equipment and an amazing team that combines the energy of youth and
the wisdom of experience in educating, informing and entertaining mass audience.
"Bridge FM is all about connecting people, connecting voices,
bringing the gap between generations, between societal strata, between the
sexes, bringing people together because we all need each other and our world is
much better when we have better understanding of each other."
Gov Obaseki joined Okowa in cutting the tape and the later graciously
asked the former to cut the tape as guest of honour.
It was a unique event witnessed by top government officials and captains
of industry including the Chairman of Brilla FM, Larry Ezamodje, Commissioner
for Information in Delta State, Hon Patrick Ukah, his Ministry of Economic
Planning colleague, Dr Kingsley Emu, Principal Secretary to Delta State
Governor, Hilary Obi Ibegbulem, the Chief Press Secretary to Delta State
Governor, Charles Aniagwu.
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