Kelvin Bowoto
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) State Accountability, Transparency, and Effectiveness Activity (State2State) Nigeria and the Ebonyi State Ministry of Information and State Orientation are working together to improve information management practices in the state.
The collaboration, according to the agency, is intended to promote transparency and efficiency in accordance with communication best practices.
Mrs. Nneka Egbuna, a state-to-state communication expert, and the state commissioner of information.
Mr. Jude Okpor, Director of State Orientation, disclosed the information at a three-day session at the USAID State-State Office in Abakaliki.
Addressing the participants, Mrs. Egbuna stated that the workshop, among other things, is aimed at producing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that will enable Public Relations Officers (PROs) and Area Information Officers (AIOs) from various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure efficient and effective information dissemination.
She stated that there have previously been issues confronting the PROs and AIOs and that the issue has had a significant impact on the efficiency and professionalism of information officers.
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“The significance is that it’s going to provide the opportunity for information officers from the Ministry of Information and State Orientation to do their work in line with clear guidelines.”
She encouraged the state government to guarantee that the SOP is adopted as a functional document, while participants must use it wisely.
In a keynote address, the state commissioner for information and state orientation, represented by the acting permanent secretary, Mr. Egwu Anya Nkama, praised the agency for its efforts in building an atmosphere favorable to the professional development of the Ministry of Information’s officers.
He stated that the workshop offered information officers a unique opportunity to contribute to the formulation of the “Standard Operating Procedure,” a document that would assure the efficiency of information management.
“This is the first time information officers are given the opportunity to develop a working document they are going to use, which is called the Standard Operating Procedure.”
Mr. Eugene Ebenyi, the head of the department for film and public enlightenment, praised the initiatives and called for ongoing training, equipping, and recognition of information officers, adding that such gestures will ensure that information officers remain committed to carrying out their duties.
Techrectory with Agency Report.
