By Austin Ogwuda
SENIOR Policy Adviser to Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Funkekeme Solomon on Monday assembled, Media and Communication Aides to the Delta State Governor Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori and charged them to work as a team, using the MORE Agenda Document which is the Governor’s roadmap in advancing Delta in propagating their message to the public.
He used the occasion which took place at the Press Centre, Government House, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria to present copies of ‘Delta State Service Compact With Deltans’ as encapsulated in the Servicom document to them.
According to the Senior Policy Adviser to governor Oborevwori, the State governor directed that in order to achieve efficient and timely delivery of quality services to all Deltans all ministries, departments, agencies and political appointees are duty bound to be proactive, responsive, patriotic and accessible in line with the spirit and letters of SERVICON.
His words, “Every government has a unique style of governance to reflect the vision and mission of the governor in power. This administration under our amiable governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, has adopted a progressive, and people focused governance strategies.
“We are gathered here today for the purpose of sharing the governor’s vision and mission statements in the area of quality service delivery.
“The media is very critical in governance, and your roles as media aides to the governor is very important, such that you must exhibit high level of professionalism, discipline and patriotism.
“The SERVICOM document is our guide. It was launched on 30th July, 2008. Deltans have the right to be served right, which is the main objective of Servicom.
“Governor Oborevwori’s need more friends, not more enemies. It is the duty of the media and communication aides to disseminate and communicate information responsibly, diligently explain policies, programmes and achievements of this administration. You must work together to achieve the governor’s goals, not individual goals in the media space.
“You are to share responsibilities and deal with issues from diverse perspectives to achieve government goals and objectives via the traditional and social media organizations/platforms”, he stated.
The highlight of the interactive section was the presentation of copies of Delta State of Nigeria ‘Service Compact With All Deltans,’ to the Executive Assistant on Communications to the Governor, and Head of Delta State Orientation Bureau, Dr Latimore Oghenesivbe, and Mr Felix Ofou, Executive Assistant to the Governor on New Media, being the most Senior Media and Communication Aides present at the interactive section with the Senior Political Adviser to the Governor.
Caption: The two senior Media Aides receiving the Document from Funkekeme Solomon with (mic).
Standing extreme right is Mr. Felix Ofou, Executive Assistant to the Governor on New Media and the Executive Assistant on Communications to the Governor, and Head of Delta State Orientation Bureau, Dr Latimore Oghenesivbe (on cap)