By Oginyi Ruth
The new commissioner for information and state orientation in Ebonyi State, Barr. Orji Uchenna Orji, has challenged media practitioners in the state on developmental journalism in order to move the state forward.
Orji, who made the call in Abakaliki on Friday during his maiden official meeting with staff of the ministry, information officers and journalists in the state, said that he would create an information data base for easy access of information from ministries and parastatals.
He said he will bring about empowerment that will encourage ICT development for the information officers and other journalists in the state.
According to him, there would be a comprehensive swap of the information officers from next week, while a central information data base will be created for easy access of information on monthly basis.
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“The ministry is going to emphasize on developmental journalism and the ministry will work closely with journalists in the state. Also, all the parastals will be given free hand to operate.
“We are going to develop what is called performance evaluation form so that every week you feel the form and tell us what you have done but that will come after the training and retraining of information officers.
“We will from time to time carry out award for best performing information officers and best ministry staff.”
He used the opportunity to set up a technical committee that will come up with what it will take to equip the information officers so that they could perform better in their various places of work.
In his remark, the Director of Information, Prince Anya Okorie, director of information in the ministry, urged the information officers to sharpen their pens pointing out that all hands most be on deck to achieve the set out goals.
