A bunch of media practitioners aligned with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has launched a nationwide platform to help President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid forward of the 2027 basic elections.
The group, generally known as the APC National Stakeholders Media Support Group (APC-NSMSG), was unveiled in Abuja, the place it additionally established its secretariat.
The convener and secretary of the group, Dr Oladimeji Adam, mentioned the platform comprised media professionals, journalists, strategic communicators and digital media influencers drawn from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
He mentioned its members included media practitioners, press secretaries, serving and former media aides to governors, on-line newspaper publishers, broadcasters and greater than 500 grassroots social media influencers.
Speaking on the group’s goals, Adam mentioned it meant to strengthen the APC’s communication technique and reply to what it described as pretend information and misinformation about Tinubu and the occasion.
“For too long, we have allowed the opposition to dominate the social media space with fake news, propaganda and deliberate misinformation against President Tinubu and our great party. The APC-NSMSG is here to put an end to that,” he mentioned.
Adam mentioned the group’s actions would give attention to countering false info, publicising the administration’s achievements beneath the Renewed Hope Agenda and lengthening its message to communities throughout the nation.
He added that the group would depend on information and figures relatively than insults or private assaults in responding to criticism of the administration.
“We will be running a fact-based media operation. When they lie about the fuel subsidy, we will present the facts. When they lie about the economy, we will show data. When they lie about appointments, we will show the list. Nigerians deserve the truth,” he mentioned.
Adam additionally disclosed that the group had developed a short-term motion plan, together with the institution of a central command centre to disseminate each day speaking factors and a rapid-response group to handle misinformation inside one hour.
He mentioned the plan additionally included a grassroots community to take the occasion’s message to native radio stations and neighborhood newspapers throughout the states and the FCT.
According to him, the group has utilized for recognition and a strategic partnership with the Tinubu Support Group (TSG) and different organisations supporting the President to coordinate messaging and keep away from duplication of efforts.
“We are not a rival to any group. We are a support system to all support groups. Our job is to harmonise and amplify,” Adam mentioned.
He urged APC media practitioners nationwide to work with the group of their respective states forward of the 2027 elections.
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