The senator representing Anambra South, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah, has urged media experts to work harder to improve their use of social media and cover lapses in Twitter and Instagram, especially as the 2023 general election approaches.
Speaking in Nnewi during the training of over 120 journalists, including media experts from public sectors and the academic, Ubah said media structure was being groomed as a veritable platform to help in information dissemination.
The lawmaker, who gave 12 WhatsApp handlers cash and material gifts for their dedication to duty, said his political move was not about himself, but for the interest of the masses.
He said democracy dividend for his constituents was his greatest preoccupation.
Ubah said: “We should be able to use Twitter and Instagram to propagate our agenda. We must have a Twitter group so that we will not be lacking in reporting our activities.
“Our presence is felt in every ward of the senatorial district. We are rich in content and these things should be reported,” he added.
One of the resource persons, Dr. Justin Nwankwo, who spoke about the theme: “Social Media Influencing as a Veritable Career Option”, described social media as a new way of interaction, which had assisted Nigerians to express their opinions.
Nwankwo, a senior lecturer at the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, told the participants that social media would enable the influencers to create and share ideas without being censored, as done in the traditional media.