Incoming government will implement FoI Act, good governance, says deputy governor-elect

Deputy governor-elect of Imo State, Gerald Irona, had assured that the incoming government of Emeka Ihedioha would observe the Freedom of Information Act (FoI).

Speaking at the weekend, while receiving members of the Imo Newspapers Publishers Association of Nigeria (NPAN), headed by Henry Epke in Oguta, he urged the publishers to be mindful of what they publish, promising that the incoming government would work with them.

He said the FoI Act would be a guiding operational principle to work with, adding: “We shall adopt the FoI Act in Imo State and ensure that it is operational. We shall be guided by the rule of law and we shall work to build an egalitarian society in the state.”

Responding, Ekpe promised partnership of newspaper publishers in the state with the incoming administration, describing the outgoing administration of Governor Rochas Okorocha as media unfriendly and urging Ihedioha’s administration to carry the publishers along in all its programmes.