Government meet with Bloggers on covid-19 for partnership

By Peter Akpah

Plateau State Bloggers partner with plateau state government over the fight against the coronavirus, speaking with the members at old government house Rayfeild jos the DG PICTDA explain the need for bloggers/ online should party as the ICT have been monitoring most of their

activities, speaking for the government said Prof Danladi Atu the secretary to the government of plateau state and also the secretary of Covid-19plateau said they have been seeing the wonderful reports the bloggers have been doing and they look forward the partnership.
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

Prof Atu also commended the bloggers for being promt in their reportage and the faster way news and information will reach to the public fast is through the medium and he also said the bloggers will help the government in contact tracing and getting the necessary report to help the covid-19plateau team to response fast and to also debunk fake news and rumours about the coronavirus that has been going on in the State and after all there is no any confirmed case yet in the State and at of the 49 suspected cases 45 results have come out to be Negitive, and he promised that the covid-19plateau team will work closely with the bloggers to achieve the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in the state.
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 spreed 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