Sanwo-Olu heads APC Governors’ Forum Media Committee

The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated a Media and Communications Programme Steering Committee to provide public/media engagement initiatives in all APC states.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, who is the Chairman of the committee, said this on Thursday at the inaugural meeting of the PGF Media and Communications Programme Steering Committee in Abuja.
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State is the committee’s co-chairman.
Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, said that the committee was inaugurated to support the Progressive Governors to achieve the vision of rolling out progressive public/media engagement initiatives in all APC states.
According to him, this testifies to the party’s commitment to issues of citizens’ participation as the necessary credential for the expansion of our democratic space.
Sanwo-Olu recalled that the PGF Media and Communication Steering Committee, during the 2015 – 2019 adopted a number of initiatives, which included the PGF Monthly Progressive Strides, online sectoral campaigns, and Town Hall Meetings.
“The forum recognise the fact that the successes and impact of these activities especially in relations to stimulating the envisioned public engagements in our states is constrained by factors.
“These may have to do with capacity gaps of state officials and associated issues of conservative mindsets, we however should be able to strengthen our capacity to rollout more progressive public/media engagement initiatives during this era 2019 – 2023,” he said.
Sanwo-Olu said the mandate of the committee is to take closer look at issues of strengthening the capacities APC controlled states to implement approved initiatives.