Social media attacks on govt irresponsible, says Anambra Commissioner
The Anambra State government has said social media attack on the administration as unwaranted and unprovoked aimed at tarnishing its image.
The Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment and Tourism, Don Onyenji, expressed the government’s position at a press briefing in Awka on Saturday.
Onyenji said going to social media to vent perceived grievance against the government amounted to demarketing the state and scaring away potential investors.
He said anybody who had issues with the government of the state, especially journalists, should do so through conventional media and take extra measures to get responses from the relevant ministry, department or agency.
The Commissioner said the tourism and hospitality sector was picking up in the state but regretted that the negative image being created about Anambra was having a negative effect on the effort of the government.
“I would like to say that it is unfair for our people, especially those in the entertainment industry, to go to the social media to celebrate whatever they feel the government is not doing. They should use their medium and criticise responsibly, ” he said.
Onyenji, however, said the government was open to criticisms, and will always give responses and take responsibility where necessary.
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