The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has tasked media practitioners from the southeast region to use their profession to promote peace and development in the zone.
He asked Journalists to focus on areas of governance and development that could bring the people of the region under one umbrella and advocate for the economic progression of the zone. The governor gave the charge recently in Owerri during a capacity-building workshop for Editors from the five Eastern States. Uzodinma emphasized that developmental Journalism is the only bedrock in promoting economic growth and mutual interest among the people.
He said the administration is aimed at revitalizing the economy of the former eastern region to actualize the economic blueprint of the late Michael Okpara, maintaining that economic integration is paramount to the survival of the region in present Nigeria. He disclosed that his government had already started the reintegration by initiating the dredging of Oguta Lake to the Atlantic Ocean to reopen the coastal trade routes among Imo, Bayelsa and Rivers State.
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