Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has mentioned Nigerians will quickly have the opportunity to monitor and track the implementation of Federal Government projects.
The Minister acknowledged this throughout a parley with senior media editors and executives on Monday, November 6, 2023, in Abuja.
While talking on the lately concluded retreat for Ministers and different senior authorities officers, he mentioned it was aimed toward showcasing and fine-tuning methods for attaining the general goals of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“The President directed that cutting-edge digital technology be deployed to empower Nigerians to monitor and track in real-time the implementation of Federal Government projects across the country; to this end, the Presidential Delivery Tracker was reactivated,” he mentioned.
The Minister urged the media to help this transfer by being goal, factual, and balanced, explaining that the federal government is taking all essential steps to be certain that trustworthy, credible, and well timed data is put out for the profit of Nigerians.
He added that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will proceed to present the fitting environment for the media to function, and he referred to as on media operators to reciprocate the gesture by finishing up their operate with a excessive sense of duty.
“Report what is accurate and leave what is in doubt; don’t report what is not factual; this country is ours and it is for all of us to build, and we all know that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a Democrat, and he is willing to provide you with all the information you so require. Let’s focus on those things that are important for our development as a nation and leave out fake news, disinformation, and all those things that create chaos,” the Minister appealed.
Idris, whereas highlighting the success made by the safety companies, additionally referred to as on the media to help the hassle of the federal government by giving sufficient reportage to the beneficial properties made by the safety companies within the combat towards insurgency.
He added that the Nigerian authorities is devoted to guaranteeing the protection and well-being of all her residents and guests and has invested closely within the coaching and re-training of her safety personnel, the acquisition of arms and ammunition wanted for the prosecution of the combat towards insecurity, in addition to deploying the fitting intelligence to neutralize plans by rebel teams.
“The bandits, terrorists, kidnappers, pirates, etc are waging not only a physical battle but also a psychological one, trying to undermine our faith and confidence in our security agencies; as media leaders, we must be very careful not to play into their hands through reporting what might be misleading, sensational, or that undermines the morale of our security personnel,” He mentioned.
He equally appealed to overseas nationals not to overheat the system by way of the issuing of pointless journey advisories which are succesful of elevating false safety alarms within the nation, which discourage traders and lead to opposed results on the financial system.
The minister mentioned the federal government is taking all essential measures to alleviate the pains of oil subsidy discount and cushion its impression on Nigerians, including that with the passage of the supplementary funds of N2.17 trillion by the National Assembly, the liquidity wanted for crucial interventions can be accessible to reflate the financial system.
