The Executive Governor Bayelsa State, Chief Henry Seriake Dickson has been lauded for his developmental stride put in place in repositioning the State economy.
Professor Jerry Gana, former Minister of Information and National Orientation and Presidential candidate under the Social Democratic Party gave the commendation in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State during the commissioning of Bayelsa State Information House.
According to him, the best way to manage government information system is to be open and truthful to the masses at all time, noting that government must fund information to enable the Ministry give excellent Information, so that good leaders can be elected.
Former Ministers of Information John Odeh, Labaran Maku, Uche Elais and Louis Odion, who were co-discussants on the topic, advised government to train youths on the new media because they had made democracy strive, however, they warned that the youths must be managed because most of them lack professional training.
They argued that the greatest challenge of government will be suppressing information, because if the information is allowed to reach the hands of untrained persons it might be blown out of proportion and will cost government a lot to repair the damage.
The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson thanked Prof. Jerry Gana for coming to Bayelsa State to commission the first of its kind Information House in Bayelsa State.
Our Bayelsa State Correspondent reports that the commissioning was witnessed by His Excellency, Governor Henry Seriake Dickson, his wife, Dr. (Mrs.) Rachel Dickson and HRM King Alfred Papapreye Diete-Spiff among other dignitaries.
The new Bayelsa State Information House which is equipped with a digital studio, cyber cafe and E-Library will henceforth house the Ministry of Information and Orientation.
Highpoint of the event was the special colloquium and panel discussion, chaired by Freeston Akpo, on the topic: “Managing Government Information in this volatile New Media Age: A Matter of Theory or a Question of Practice?” and cultural performances from the award-winning Bayelsa State Council for Arts and Culture
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