ASHENEWS reports that the Minister for Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi says that President Bola Tinubu has directed the reactivation of the presidential Delivery Tracker.
This, he said is to enable Nigerians to track the implementation of federal government projects.
Malagi stated this on Monday during a parley with senior media editors and executives in Abuja.
He noted that the federal government will deploy cutting-edge digital technology to allow Nigerians to monitor and track in real-time the implementation of Federal Government projects across the country.
The Minister urged the media to support this move by being objective, factual, and balanced, explaining that the government is taking all necessary steps to ensure that honest, credible, and timely information is put out for the benefit of Nigerians.
He added that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will continue to provide the right atmosphere for the media to operate, and he called on media operators to reciprocate the gesture by carrying out their function with a high sense of responsibility.
“Report what is accurate and leave what is in doubt; don’t report what is not factual; this country is ours and it is for all of us to build, and we all know that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a Democrat, and he is willing to provide you with all the information you so require. Let’s focus on those things that are important for our development as a nation and leave out fake news, disinformation, and all those things that create chaos,” the Minister appealed.
On security, the minister said that the various security agencies in the country have been working assiduously to take the tide of insecurity in the affected areas of the country.
He therefore urged journalists to support them by amplifying their success stories.
According to him, “I have taken some time to outline some of these efforts to make the point that our security and intelligence agencies are constantly at work, foiling threats, and neutralizing those who seek to undermine the security of the country. And for this reason, they deserve the full support of all Nigerians, the media included. Please pay attention to what they’re doing, and give amplified coverage to their successes and gains.
“The bandits, terrorists, kidnappers, pirates, etc are waging not only a physical battle but also a psychological one, trying to undermine our faith and confidence in our security agencies. As media leaders, we must be very careful to not play into their hands, through reporting that might be misleading or sensational or that undermines the morale of our security personnel.”
