COVID-19: PLATEAU BLOGGERS PARTNER WITH GOVERNMENT ON THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19
PLATEAU BLOGGERS PARTNER WITH GOVERNMENT ON THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19
Plateau State COVID-19 Taskforce Emergency Response Committee, on Saturday addressed the state leadership of Bloggers and Online Media Association at the Old Government House Jos.
The Plateau State Government called on the group of bloggers and online media practitioners to be proactive in partnering with government in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic given that the government has set perimeters in curbing the spreed.
Secretary to Government of the State and Coordinating Secretary of the Taskforce, Prof. Danladi Abok Atu said that government have put in place measures to wage war on all fronts against the Covid-19 pandemic and as such government is not leaving anyone behind in the fight for humanity and commended the media for the efforts thus far as they have done more in sensitizing the public on both preventive measures and essential educative information.
Plateau State COVID-19 Taskforce Emergency Response Committee, on Saturday addressed the state leadership of Bloggers and Online Media Association at the Old Government House Jos.
The Plateau State Government called on the group of bloggers and online media practitioners to be proactive in partnering with government in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic given that the government has set perimeters in curbing the spreed.
Secretary to Government of the State and Coordinating Secretary of the Taskforce, Prof. Danladi Abok Atu said that government have put in place measures to wage war on all fronts against the Covid-19 pandemic and as such government is not leaving anyone behind in the fight for humanity and commended the media for the efforts thus far as they have done more in sensitizing the public on both preventive measures and essential educative information.
Prof. Danladi Atu noted that the state was yet to record any case of
coronavirus as such it was eminent that all persons who are developing
any symptoms to self isolate for the good of their family and friends
He went on tho admonish the bloggers and online media group to desist
from fake news to maintain the reputation of the group as government
was counting on a lasting partnership with the group. He said Bloggers
and Social media should be active in debunking and neutralizing fake
news to douse tension in the state.
Government was counting on the partnership of the group on three
basic fronts namely; To educate the public on restrictions set by
government; To Help in the tracing of contacts thereby creating
awareness on state isolation centres with some places already donated to
the government namely Nysc orientation camp in Plateau, Trauma hospital
in Ryom, Mees Palace Event Centre, Eagle hotel Haipang; To sensitize
Plateau Citizenry on how to prevent the virus and contain any spreed in
the event of an outbreak.
Comr. Friday Bako, Chairman Plateau Bloggers and Online Media
Association said the meeting was quite apt given that bloggers and
online media practitioners have actively been involved in informing and
educating the general public even before the outbreak of coronavirus. He
said the rise of the group was given to the urgency to tackle all
merchants of fake news and a call for pro activeness among online news
medium.
Furthermore the chairman commended Plateau state government on the
measures set to curb the spread of coronavirus given that the state is
yet to report any case. He noted that the group will go all out in
support to the government with apt situation report further calling on
government to also give preventive kits of sanitizers and nose mask to
protect and enhance effective feedback reports from the field. The group
also looked forward to future partnership with government on other
fronts even beyond the covid-19 pandemic.
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