Amosun Holds Media Chat Tomorrow

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By Modupe Gbadeyanka

Ogun State Governor, Mr Ibikunle Amosun, will on Wednesday, December 28, 2016, hold a chat with members of the press.

During the programme, the Governor will entertain questions from journalists on issues concerning the state and his administration.

He will also use the event to make clarifications on matters that have been bordering residents of the gateway state.

A statement issued on Tuesday night by the Governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr Adejuwon Soyinka, explained this move was in furtherance of Mr Amosun’s commitment to run an open, accessible and all inclusive government.

Mr Soyinka said in the statement that the media chat would “be aired live on OGTV and OGBC, starting from 7pm,”

“The interactive session presents an opportunity for the good people of Ogun State to get clarifications for issues that they may be seeking answers to,” he said.

Concluding, the Governor’s media aide said, “In the course of the media chat, members of the public can reach the studio via telephone by calling 08030442929 or through twitter @govsia. Questions can also be sent using #askgovsia.”

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