The Kwara State Government has again reiterated its determination to be more focused on the welfare of the people through the initiation and execution of projects that would add value to the lives of the people.
Alhaji Abdulwahab Oba, the Chief Press Secretary to the state Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, stated this on Tuesday while receiving the Best Chief Press Secretary Award 2012 presented to him by the Publisher, Abdul-Hameed Alli, at the Government House, Ilorin, the state capital.
Oba said the present administration in the state was determined to consolidate on the achievements in the areas of human capital development, infrastructural facilities and other sectors to make the state viable.
According to him, though the state receives very small allocation from the federation account, the government was still committed to improving on its Internally Generated Revenue to aid its transformation agenda involving all sectors of the state economy.
Oba, who expressed appreciation for the honour done him, urged the publisher of NIMMA magazine to continue to project the mission and vision of the magazine to ensure an egalitarian society.
He advised upcoming media practitioners to always be objective in their news reporting and avoid anything that could tarnish their image in the society.
Oba, who dedicated the award to Ahmed for providing him an enabling environment to work, implored the Nigerian media to continue to sustain the nation’s democracy by being objective rather than publishing what could cause disunity among the people.
Alli, who was accompanied on the visit by some industrial training students, said a media and ICT centre to be established by the magazine would be named Abdulwahab Oba ICT Centre.
Ahmed committed to execution to people-oriented projects
