The Ekiti State Commissioner for Youth Development, Gold Adesola Adedayo, has appealed to media practitioners to be wary of their actions while reporting wars being waged against insurgency by the Nigerian Army, saying their actions could strengthen or undermine the security agency.
The Commissioner said the media, particularly social media users, should be a strong partner with the Nigerian Army to reinforce the multifaceted wars being raised by the federal government to safeguard the integrity of the nation and rescue it from bloodsuckers.
Adedayo gave the appeal in Ado Ekiti on Thursday while delivering a speech at a seminar organised by the Nigerian Army in collaboration with the Ukan Kurugh Foundation for social media influencers.
The Commissioner commended the security forces and the foundation for organising a seminar for experts and professionals in diverse fields to ponder how to strengthen the nation’s security architecture towards combating the frightening level of insecurity confronting the nation.
He urged Nigerians to always avoid any action that could undermine the deft actions being taken by the government and its agencies to make Nigeria safe, revealing that whoever does anything contrary is doing a disservice to the country.
Adedayo described the fights against banditry, insurgency, and kidnapping as not only asymmetrical but rigorous, which he said makes it imperative for all hands to be on deck to rid the country of all manners of senseless killings.
“I know for a fact that fostering water-forced military-civilian relations often bolsters the morale and wherewithal of the security outfits in getting the right intelligence gathering and fosters good relations that can stabilise the system.
“Most instructive is the fact that such relations will help strengthen the promotion of human rights in conformity with the United Nations Human Rights Charter.
“I know that Nigerians are not oblivious to the significant role social media plays in propagating the giant strides being made by the Nigerian Army to rout insurgents, bandits, and killers out of our nation.
“In most cases, stories being reported on social media platforms and traditional media could either promote or undermine the efforts of the Nigerian Army in this context. There was a need for us to design ways to overcome this challenge, and this is an opportunity to do so.
“I know that this seminar will afford the participants, who are professionals, their own rights to ruminate and cross-fertilize ideas on the foregoing and articulate ways through which the two sides could work harmoniously to salvage the nation from its current perilous state”, Adedayo said.
The Commissioner described Ekiti youth as very “peaceful, intelligent, and disciplined”, assuring that his ministry, being the rallying point for youth, will cooperate and partner with the Nigerian Army at all times to fight insecurity.
“Let me commend the Nigerian Army for doing a thorough job to protect the territorial integrity of our nation. I think they deserve our support in all ramifications”.
Adedayo appreciated the Ukan Kurugh Foundation for hosting a seminar that tends to articulate the views of experts on how best to incorporate social media in wars against senseless killings in Nigeria.
“Let me appreciate the foundation for organising this seminar to promote the security of lives and property as well as foster strong military-civilian relations in our country.
“I am convinced that whatever we articulate here today will help our nation overcome some of the current dreaded security challenges”, the Commissioner said.
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