Executive Assistant on Communications to the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Barr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, has said that issues based campaign cannot be overemphasized in the ongoing electioneering campaigns towards 2023 general elections.
He assured that PDP will remain focused on socioeconomic and insecurity issues, as well as the manifestos of candidates across board, saying that half truth, misinformation and media propaganda cannot and will not sway eligible voters, saying that the electorates are well informed and feels the pains of poverty, insecurity and high cost of living.
Oghenesivbe advised media strategists and communication professionals to adopt proactive approach in effective media crisis management strategy by ensuring swift responses to misinformation, half truth, fake news and media propaganda by opposition political parties during the electioneering season.
He gave the advise while speaking to newsmen in Lagos on Friday at the 2023 Dinner and Award ceremony of the Chartered Institute of Information and Strategy Management, CIISM, held at Ikeja Airport Hotel.
Oghenesivbe, who is the Assistant Deputy Director, Media and Publicity, Delta PDP Campaign Council Management Committee, said PDP will effectively checkmate APC propaganda and divisive media onslaughts, saying that Nigeria is at the verge of total collapse, due to misplaced priorities and mismanagement of resources by the APC national government under President Mohmmadu Buhari.
He called on eligible voters in Nigeria to partner with PDP and her Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, to reset and rebuild the country by casting their votes for the party and Candidates next year.
Oghenesivbe, a multiple Award winner, dedicated his CIISM Leadership Excellence Award in Media Politics and Information Strategy, to God and his boss, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, saying that Okowa administration invested reasonably in his career growth and professional skills acquisition in the past five years and counting.
He advised other states in Nigeria to emulate Delta State by training and retraining their workforce, especially government spokespersons, media and communications appointees to enable them perform optimally in their assigned official responsibilities.
“PDP will continue to focus on issues based campaign, not going the way of APC blame game and media propaganda.
“We have competent, experienced and knowledgeable presidential and vice presidential candidates in the persons of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa. Both are tested and trusted geniuses, they have the political willpower to do the needful, forge a progressive path for economic recovery, sustainable development and Nigeria shall be great again,” Oghenesivbe said.
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Executive Assistant on Communications to the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Governor of Delta State, Dr Barr Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, JP, receiving the Leadership Excellence Award from the President of the Chartered Institute of Information and Strategy Management, CIISM, and former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Delta State, Dr Peter Adegbojire Mrakpor, SAN, while Director of Memberships Services,Dr Adelanke Oyintoke, looks on.
