Minister appeals to State Govts not to downgrade, scrap information ministries

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Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has appealed to some state governments considering the dissolution or downgrading of their Ministries of Information to reconsider the decision, stressing that the ministries are not just administrative bodies but key drivers of public engagement, national orientation, and societal cohesion.

Idris stated this in Kaduna on Friday in his address at the 48th National Council of Information and National Orientation with the theme “Enhancing Public Information Management for Inclusive Governance: The Renewed Hope Agenda in Focus,”

 

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L-R: Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani; Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris; Chairman, Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation, Senator Kenneth Eze; Chairman House Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics, and Values, Hon. Olusola Steve Fatoba and the Director overseeing the office of the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, Mrs. Comfort Ajiboye at the 48th National Council of Information and National Orientation in Kaduna on Friday (Pic: FMINO)

“At this juncture, I would want to make a passionate appeal to some of our state governments, especially on the status and operations of State Ministries of Information.

“And my plea, for emphasis, goes like this: that, in the…

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