Parley On Media Collaboration in Advancing SDGs Holds For A Select Journalists In Asaba, Courtesy Office Of SA To Governor On SDGs, DBS Asaba

The Office of the Special Assistant to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Delta Broadcasting Service (DBS), Asaba, on Thursday organised a media parley with focus on the need for media collaboration in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),

In her opening remarks, the Special Assistant, Lady Diana Ereyitomi Eyo-Enoette said Sustainable Development was not a one-size fits all journey in Delta State, given that every community had its peculiar needs and challenges, hence the need for collaboration with the media.

Lady Eyo-Enoette said in the face of complex challenges, ranging from climate change, inequality, health crisis and economic downturn, the media, as the Fourth Estate of the Realm, could use their story telling ability to bridge the gap between the ambitious targets of the SDGs, and the daily struggle of the people.

She noted that the MORE agenda of the Oborevwori administration aligned with the SDGs targets and called on Journalists to think of how best they could contribute towards creating a world where sustainable development could become a daily consciousness.

In an address on the occasion, the General Manager of Delta Broadcasting Service, (DBS) Asaba, Mrs Kristen Jebome-Emetulu said the media parley was a strategic gathering aimed at uniting and empowering media representatives and influencers from both the traditional and digital platforms to play their roles in driving the SDGs, and the MORE agenda of the state government.

Mrs Emetulu said the partnership between DBS Asaba and the Office of the SA to the Governor on SDGs, underscored the resolve of the establishment to give Ministries, Department and Agencies of government, as well as the private sector, the platform to showcase their activities, while also demonstrating the commitment of DBS Asaba to developing contents that could promote the SDGs

Also speaking, the Director General of the Delta State Orientation and Communications Bureau, Dr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe stressed the importance of communication for development, improved partnership with international bodies, and specialized trainings for the media, to enable them effectively communicate the SDGs targets and  to the people at the grassroot.

Participants described the theme – Advancing the SDGs; Media is Action, and the sub-theme, collaborative storytelling for an equitable and resilient Africa, as apt, and promised to put the knowledge gained to good use.

The event featured the recognition of the General Manager of DBS, Asaba, Mrs Kristen Jobome-Emetulu, as a UN SDGs partner and advocate, as well as presentation of certificate of participation to her 

There was also a special session with an SDGs expert, Mrs Augusta Impact, participants’ work-out session, a presentation on SDGs projects across the state,  among others activities,  

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In attendance were the Executive Assistant to the Governor on New Media,  Comrade Felix Ofou, the SSA to the Governor on Communications, Mr. Fred Edoreh, the Chairman Nigeria Union of Journalists, Delta State Council, Comrade Churchill Oyowe, as well as some top management staff of the DBS Asaba.