Chief Press Secretary (spokesman) to the Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Daniel Alabrah has expressed excitement over the growing number of private media organizations setting up their base in the state.
Alabrah spoke Tuesday, when he received in his office the Managing Director of Golden 97.5 FM Radio Station that has joined the list of private media organizations operating in the state.
He urged the station to be professional in its reportage and to engage in responsible broadcast and programming that will endear it to its listeners in the state.
The media aide said that as the governor’s spokesman, his job entails building a robust relationship with the media in recognition of their significant role in promoting the state government’s activities.
He said: “The media is what brings light to government’s activities. Your best efforts and achievements would be akin to winking in the dark if they are not projected by the media.
“So, the media is a very important partner of any government all over the world, while performing its basic role of informing, educating and entertaining.”
Alabrah noted that the Governor Diri administration is media-friendly, encourages responsible journalism, tolerates constructive criticisms, while abhorring media censorship.
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He stressed that the governor believes in the freedom of the press and enjoins the media to at all times promote unity and peace through their reportage.
Earlier, the Managing Director of the radio station, Chinenye Okafor, had pledged that a robust partnership with the Bayelsa State Government will be the major contribution of the station to the development of the state.
Okafor, who was accompanied by the Station Manager, Mr. Michael Emenyonu, assured that the media outfit will be partners in the progress of the state and will do everything professionally to promote the activities of the state government.
“As the fourth estate of the realm, the media has a duty to protect the polity within the ambits of the law. And we want to assure the government that we will be partners in the development of the state,” the managing director stated.