(Second from left) Uche Nnaji, minister of innovation, science and technology, and Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, arrive in Enugu for a tour of projects
The federal government has commenced a three-day citizens’ engagement tour and inspection of projects in Enugu and Ebonyi states.
A statement issued by Rabiu Ibrahim, special assistant (media) to Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, said the tour will begin on Thursday in Enugu.
According to the statement, the federal government team comprises officials from the ministry of information and national orientation and its agencies, members of the national communications team, executives of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON), the Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union (RATTAWU), and the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
Idris, who spoke in Enugu on Wednesday, said after the tour of projects, the team will host a ‘citizens engagement forum’ at the Enugu state government house on Thursday by 6pm “to rub minds and get feedback from various stakeholders”.
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“This pattern will be repeated in Ebonyi state, where His Excellency Governor Ogbonna Erishi Nwifuru will be receiving us on Friday, August 15, 2025,” he added.
“The two citizens’ engagement events will be broadcast live on national news networks.”
Represented by Chinasa Ogbodo, permanent secretary at the ministry of information and national orientation, the minister conveyed President Bola Tinubu’s goodwill message to the people of the south-east, saying the renewed hope agenda “is real and is working”.
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