Bauchi Press Crew Holds Retreat

Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi

In an effort to ensure professionalism in propagating policies and programmes of the Bauchi State Government, members of the state Government House Press Crew have undergone a three-day retreat on the emerging trends in media practice.

The retreat with the theme: ‘Press Crew Members and Tasks of Effective Coverage of Government Policies and Programmes in the Emerging Challenges of 21st Century Journalism’, was informed by the state government’s determination to improve capacity of the press crew.

Declaring the retreat open in Jos, the Plateau State capital, Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, said fostering a better collaboration between the government and the media in the state remains the commitment of his administration.

Mohammed, who was represented by the state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Usman Danturaki, expressed commitment not only to the welfare of working journalists but encouraging productivity.

In his remark, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mukhtar Gidado, who urged the participants to take full advantage of the opportunity provided to them, commended Governor Mohammed for supporting the press crew regularly.

In their Goodwill Messages, the Director of Press and Public Affairs of the Plateau State Governor, Mr. Gyang Bere, and representative of the state Chairperson of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr. Pam Musa, while describing the initiative as apt, called on other state governments to emulate the initiative.

Speaking on behalf of the participants, the Chairman of the Press Crew, John Habila Mure of  the Bauchi State Television Authority (BATV), pledged the commitment of his members to use the knowledge acquired in a manner that would add value to their daily reportage.