From Ifeoma Ejiofor
The Anambra State Commissioner for Information and Value Reformation, Dr. Law Mefor, on Wednesday, opened a three-room Value Reformation Project Office at the ministry in Awka.
Speaking at the event, Mefor said the office was a demonstration of good faith and commitment to the value reformation mandate given to the ministry by Gov. Charles Soludo.
He recalled that a few weeks ago, stakeholders gathered to fashion out ways of activating the dual mandate, adding that since then, the team had worked online leveraging digital technology to produce a working manual that is now before the Governor and the Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) for inputs.
Mefor disclosed that the new office was not a handover to any group but a project office for all partners in the coalition of the willing, and commended the Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria, which honoured him as its National Grand Patron, for equipping the office and for showing consistent commitment to the project, urging other organisations to emulate the gesture.
The commissioner said while legislation and enforcement aspects of the tripartite approach – legislation, moral persuasion and enforcement – are being handled by the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice, the moral persuasion arm must start immediately.
He announced plans to expand the existing radio program, Malụmebe, running on Anambra Broadcasting Service(ABS) into a multi-station syndicated radio programme across at least five stations to dominate the airwaves and conscientise Ndi Anambra within three to six months.
Mefor noted that sponsorship will be open to individuals and organisations, with recognition given on air, provided messages remain clean, patriotic and developmental.
In their separate remarks, the President, Drivers Welfare Club of Nigeria, Comrade Monday Elimigbe, and the Director of Operations, Drivers Welfare Club of Nigeria, Elvis Oliver Okolie, commended Gov. Charles Soludo for taking the right decision by initiating the value reformation agenda.
