The Kebbi State Government has cautioned media organizations in the state to be vigilant against attempts by desperate politicians to use mainstream and online platforms to spread falsehoods aimed at discrediting its achievements.
The warning came during a nationwide tour of media organizations by the Governor’s Media Team to Birnin Kebbi, where the delegation visited IMS Media and Skylight Television. Leading the delegation, Special Adviser to the Governor on Communication and Strategy, Abdullahi Idris Sadaukin Zuru, said the tour was also meant to convey Governor Nasir Idris’s appreciation to the media for its support of the administration. Representing the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Yakubu Ahmed BK, Zuru expressed satisfaction with the level of publicity given to government programmes and projects across the state, saying the extensive coverage has encouraged the government to sustain its development pace, with the public also appreciative of the visible impact on their wellbeing.
Zuru alerted journalists and media managers to what he described as ongoing attempts by desperate, highly ambitious but ultimately hopeless politicians to fabricate allegations against the state government, saying these individuals are seeking to use media platforms to make baseless claims aimed at undermining the achievements of the current administration. “Kebbi State administration under Governor Nasir Idris has changed the narrative of the state’s development through the execution of high quality infrastructure and programmes that have positively transformed the socioeconomic fortunes of our people,” he said. “That is why the opposition has become hopeless in pursuing selfish political interests,” he added, stressing that the government remains focused on service delivery. He further alleged that some of the politicians behind the campaign of criticism had previously served at the national level but failed to make an impact in their communities, instead accumulating questionable wealth now being investigated and prosecuted in various courts.
At IMS Online Television, Managing Director Yahaya Abubakar thanked the team for the visit and commended the achievements of the Nasir Idris administration, pledging that the station would continue upholding the principles of justice, fairness and journalistic ethics in its reporting. His counterpart at Skylight Television, Isiyaka Abdulaziz, also praised the administration, saying the station identified with what he called the unprecedented and visible development recorded by the governor over the past three years. According to the media team, the visit forms part of efforts to strengthen collaboration between government and the media in promoting accurate information and developmental journalism across Kebbi State.
