Bodex Media has organized the second edition of its annual social media hangout.
This year’s edition has the theme ‘Digital Media: Freedom of Internet Use and the Rights of the Citizens’.
CEO of Bodex media and convener of the event, Florence Bodex Hungbo, said the theme of this year’s Social Media Hangout came long before the twitter ban and she felt God was using her to pass across a message through the theme.
“No doubt the use of the internet has opened job opportunities for several Nigerian youths and given voice to the voiceless at a time when technology is turning the world into a global village so, suspending any of the media platforms is as good as shutting us out of the world as that’s one of the major platforms to connect with the world,” Ms Hungbo said.
The Bodex boss said she observed that journalists, content creators and media personalities in general are not being treated well in Nigeria hence the need for the gathering to create more awareness.
She said it was high time media personalities and content creators started having their own voices and avenues where they can come together and strategize.
The social media hangout, she said, is a platform to promote true journalism and reorientate online publishers on how best to use the internet in nation building and train offline publishers on how best to source, investigate and report genuine news.
She assured that there will be more innovations to the event each year with amazing sponsors who believe media is the best way to be out there be it product or person.
“This event has come to stay as it celebrates the works that media personalities, content creators and all do across Nigeria.
“I am a PR consultant and also media person so, I called on my colleagues to put this event together to promote one another, especially those who want to be in the news for the right reasons.
“I love to create a very good relationship with people I come across and the result is what you are seeing with the class of people present here today.”
She hinted that there is still hope for traditional media platforms only if they are able to look for innovative ways to merge social and traditional media to achieve results.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso; City People Group CEO, Seye Kehinde; Charles Kalu of Silverbird and Rhythm’s national head of news and current affairs; Dr Reuben Abati of AriseTv; Mr Jaiye Opayemi, Ify Onyengbule, Kikelomo Atanda-owo, Mr Macaroni, Miss Ariyike, Mr Ezekiel Solesi, Tosin Ajibade, Moji Delano, Lanre Basamta, Olatunji Samuel and others spoke and and moderated at the event.
Bodex Media also honored the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, as Best Tech-friendly Man of the Year; the Commissioner for information and Strategy Mr Gbenga Omotoso (Best Government Information Manager of the Year), Mr Macaroni (Best Use of Social Media in Entertainment), Mr Dotun Oladipo, CEO of The Eagle Online newspaper (Best Political Blog) and Mr Charles Kalu (Best Band Manager of the Year).
Others include Kiekie (Best Social Media Use for Advert), Fatuntele Lukmon Tunde (King of Twitter Trend), Yomi Screams (Best Facebook Manager), Silverbird Television (Best Entertainment TV), AriseTv (Best Use of Social Media in Crisis), and Iyabo Ojo (Most Creative TikTok Queen).
Speaking on the essence of the event, the convener said, “The aim is to bring under one umbrella the producers, who are publishers of news and the consumers, who are the fans either as followers and readers and other stakeholders to co-exist.
“This initiative will enable all stakeholders to connect, network, share and have fun. More of these kinds of interaction can bring sanity to our youths by creating more awareness with a constant reminder of the benefit of using social strengths in nation-building.”
There were exciting performances by Omobaba the comedian, Segun Brown, Princephellar, Lavotal Entertainment, Ewi, Lotto-banks, Badagry dancers, and others.
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