OPINION: ADAMAWA STATE GOVERNMENT TRAIN INFORMATION/PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICERS ON ICT

BY Aishatu Tijani

The advent of information and  communications technology has brought about  changes in virtually all aspects of human endeavour, be it Business, Entertainment Education,  medicine, Governance  etc. The strength  and reach of the ICT  which has permeated our day to day activities is so overwhelming that it can  safely be said that, The world is now a global sitting room, not village anymore.

The Adamawa State Government, having realized  this, decided to organize a two day workshop in conjunction with the State Ministry of Information, titled, “CAPACITY BUILDING FOR STRATEGIC AND EFFECTIVE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT FOR INFORMATION /PUBLIC  RELATIONS OFFICERS IN THE STATE.”

A unique initiative,  first of its kind in the state, the workshop set out to equip trainees with the technical knowledge on online journalism, bringing to fore the laudable activities of the Government thereby eliciting spontaneous feedback thus bridging the gap between leadership and the led and enhancing  better service delivery.

All resource persons were wonderful and vibrant. They made very rich presentations that taught  participants about social network sites (e.g Face book, Twitter,  Google YouTube etc) Blog creation and handling etc

Comrade  Ahmad Sajoh, the Hon. Commissioner himself a resource person, made a thrilling presentation on Basic writing skills. Participants were taught the importance of defining an audience  before writing,  making  an outline to enable the writer be focused  etc.

The outstanding thing about  this workshop is that apart from teaching/training  Participants  on how to work,  the tools for the job were also given.  The latest Samsung Galaxy tab A is really  a wonderful piece.

As a participant, I really  learnt  a lot  and I believe all participants did. I am more ICT compliant. I want to  commend the Adamawa State government for the vision and foresight.

To the Hon. Commissioner,  Ministry of Information, Comrade Ahmad Sajoh  and his management team we say thank you, and we look forward to more of such  innovations  so that many people will benefit from it. Hon.  Commissioner sir,  we hope to continue tapping from your wealth of  experience. 

May God continue to bless you with more wisdom to paddle the ministry and state at large to greater height. For sure, with knowledge and armed with a masterpiece like the Samsung Galaxy Tab  A, the sky is no longer the limit, but the starting point.