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Abiodun Tasks Media On Subsidy Removal, Fake News

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June 11, 2023
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Abeokuta – Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has called on the media to educate Nigerians on the rationale behind the recently removed fuel subsidy by the Federal Government.

He also charged the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) to checkmate the menace of fake news in the profession.

Abiodun spoke on Friday in Abeokuta at the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), South West Zonal Meeting and Award Ceremony.

The governor was conferred with the Grand patron of the Ogun State chapter of the Union at the occasion.

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Represented by the Deputy Chief of Staff, Dr. Taiwo Oluwatoyin, the governor said that many Nigerians were still confused and alarmed about the subsidy removal due to the astronomical increase in the pump price of petrol, which has also had ripple effects on transportation fares, rising cost of food items among others.

But he said the media, as information dissemination institution, must rise and live up to its responsibility as the fourth estate of the realm by informing and educating the public on the subsidy challenge.

Abiodun said the current high costs of petrol will come down with the nation’s refineries working alongside the recently commissioned Dangote refinery.

He also called on the media to defend the nation’s democracy and nurture it to maturity.

Abiodun, while calling on journalists to be constructive in their approach to national discourse, challenged the NUJ to weed out fake journalists and fight the scourge of fake news, which is detrimental to peace and harmony in the society.

“Journalism as a profession is seen all over the world as the fourth estate of the realm after the executive, legislature and the judiciary which occupies the first, second and third place respectively.

“And it is on this position that we see this profession as information dissemination institution and one which unravels the hidden truth without fear or favour.

“The profession is seen as the best of all because it has a ready-made audience in the citizens who expect journalists to tell, inform and clarify the grey areas, especially as it relates to governance and happenings in their environment.

“On the other hand, the Media plays a common-carrier role by providing a line of communication between the government and the people.

“This communication goes both ways. The people learn about what the government is doing, and the government learns from the media what the public is thinking.

“We must also realize the fact that the system of communication is the ‘nerve of the polity’ and any breakdown of the nerve may cause dysfunctional impact in the performance of the polity, thereby causing governance decay.

“A responsible media helps in the socialisation of people into citizenship, democratisation of the State and political society, institutionalization of civic culture through unfettered flow of information, and rationalized use of power in social relations,” the governor said.

Speaking on the theme; “Sustainable DevelopmentGoal 3 : Challenges before the new Government”, Abiodun said healthcare facilities in Ogun State have undergone massive rehabilitation and intervention, including Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs) located across the 236 wards to take health care closer to the people.

He said that the massive injection of funds into the health sector by his administration in the face of dwindling resources was the realisation that the health and wellbeing of the people serve as catalysts to social economic development.

According to him, the healthcare sector in State ranks among the best in the country.

He added that his administration is fully committed to building on the successes recorded so far.

“We see Healthcare as an important kernel of our social contract in Ogun State.

“Provision of efficient healthcare is an integral part of our Social Welfare and Wellbeing, which is a component of our ISEYA programme.

“We believe that only a healthy populace can enjoy the provision of infrastructure and to tap into the available economic potentials of our dear State.

“To further underpin our commitment to the provision of qualitative health care service delivery in Ogun State, amongst the first official assignments undertaken by our Administration was to see to the general overhauling of our health sector.

“And for the past four years, our Administration has continued to address the identified infrastructural and personnel gaps in our health sector, just like every other sector of the economy of our State.

“Today, majority of our State-owned health facilities have experienced massive rehabilitation and intervention.

“We also continue to invest in the rehabilitation of Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs) across the 236 wards in our dear state to take health care closer to our people.

“The rationale behind all these interventions is to ensure a wholesome rejuvenation of our health care system at all levels in line with Sustainable Development Goal (Good health and wellbeing).

“We have continued to fulfil our electoral promises with every way possible. More importantly, we remain committed to our ‘I.S.E.Y.A mantra as encapsulated in our ‘Building our Future Together’ Agenda.

“Despite the dwindling allocation from the Federal Government, our administration continues to embark on laudable projects,” he explained. (vitalnewsngr.com)

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