The Africa Media Roundtable Initiative (AMRI) has released its 2018 edition of the Hall of Fame for outstanding govermment ministry and agency in Nigeria.
The ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Bureau of Statistics NBS top other closed Mininstries and Agencies after a critical and comprehensive analysis of the data collated by the Coalition of Media and Credible Civil Society Organization CMECSO.The coalition converged on Abuja on the 20th December 2018 to deliberate, evaluate and announce the outcome of the result presented by the appraisal forum of the body.
In a statement issued in Abuja at the presentation and decoration of the office of the Statistician General of the Federation for the great feats achieved in 2018, the Executive Director Africa Media Roundtable represented by Elonna Nwafor remarks that the performance indicators and parameters are clearly based on objectivity, transparency, impact on direct foreign investment and economy, integrity and public confidence of the agencies within the period under review, in line with agenda of the current political administration.
The coalition described the periodically released reports of the National Bureau of Statistics as a clear demonstration of objectivity, professionalism devoid of political influence, and has made the agency earn public confidence and has therefore brought the agency into limelight.
The coalition further commends the federal government of Nigeria under the leadership of president Muhammadu Buhari for the non-interference of the periodic reports of the agency, regardless of the political or economic implications of such reports and urged other agencies to always represent the true conscience of the nation.
On its own part, the coalition commends the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for concerted efforts and synergies in bringing hundreds of Nigerians who were either repatriated or trapped in their self help adventure across foreign boarders. It describe the swift and prompt reactions of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the various diplomatic engagements of the current administration which has yielded foreign economic development in Nigeria.The foreign affairs ministry who emerged as the ministry of the year for 2018 is further challenged by the coalition to double in its efforts and diplomatic missions in securing the comprehensive data and release of Nigerians who are unlawfully detained in other foreign communities.
The Africa Media Roundtable Initiative is a conglomeration of Africa Media and Civil Society Organizations that promotes journalism and advocates good policies to enhance human and economic development across Africa continent.
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