By Chiedu Uche Okoye and Obianuju Enujioke
Dr. Law Mefor has said that he gave the notice that his appointment as the Anambra State Commissioner for Information would herald a new era in the state’s ministry of information.
He noted that the Anambra State Ministry of Information is undergoing changes to be in tune with modern trends.
Mefor made the comment during a one day training session on social media organized for Anambra State Information Officers, which took place at the Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS) Radio/TV auditorium, Awka, on August 21, 2025.
He stated that all organizations do undergo renewals to catch up with changing times and that the phenomenon is the reason why the ongoing in-house training in the Anambra state ministry of information is good.
“So as every organization and every system of doing things is undergoing changes; so is information technology.
“And that necessitates the ongoing in-house training in our ministry, which is good,” Mefor said.
Mefor corrected the erroneous impression that information officers are public relations officers, clarifying that they are information gatherers.
“Stop seeing yourselves as public relations officers because you are not that.
“What you do is information gathering, which is your primary duty.
“An information officers who are not internet savvy are not qualified to be called information officers,” Mefor said.
More so, resource persons took turns to drill the participants in various aspects of social media with Joseph Egbeocha of Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS), teaching the participants “Modern Trends in Information Dissemination”.
Earlier, the Managing Director of ABS, Mr Molokwu, spoke on how journalists can narrate their stories effectively, precisely, and succinctly.
While Uchechukwu Ebunam’s lecture focused on how to have good engagement on social media, Esther Sunshine’s teaching dwelt on AI’s related matters and the workings of social media handles.
Over 100 staff members of the Anambra State Ministry of Information participated in the training exercise.
- Okoye and Enujioke are of the Ministry of Information, Anambra State *
