By Jeremiah Akindele.
Members of the Online Media Practitioners, Ekiti State Chapter have commended the Senator representing Ekiti Central at the Red Chamber of the National Assembly Abuja, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (MOB), for keeping a good relationship with them and all journalists in the State, comprising print and electronic media especially for his kind gesture during this yuletide period.
While appreciating the distinguished Senator on behalf of his members, the Chairman of Ekiti Online Media Practitioners, Comrade Ayodele Abere, said Senator Opeyemi Bamidele being a media friendly person has always been very generous to the journalists in Ekiti State, especially members of the online media, believing that the effectiveness of the online media cannot be overemphasized at this period of our nation when cost of printing newspapers and magazines is becoming almost unaffordable and that most of the radio stations can no longer run for long hours due to power outage and high cost of diesel in the country.
According to the Chairman, “MOB means well for everybody. He is one of the Senators that have always been paying their dues as expected. Very friendly and generous to the core. He has always been very supportive to all journalists in the State and that’s why we will continue to rally round him”.
The leadership of the cyber journalists in the State also said that, his members will continue to support MOB who is going for second term in the National Assembly by projecting all his political activities using the various online media platforms in the State. Adding that God will continue to remember him for good in all his endeavours.
Comrade Ayodele Abere, called on all other contestants in the State to emulate Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, who holds journalists with high esteem by imbibing the habit of generous donation towards the Online Media Practitioners in Ekiti. Just as he equally sought for the involvement of his members in all their campaigns and other political activities for adequate coverage and reportagè.
Abere who is also the Chairman, Federated Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists, Ekiti State, called on the Governor of Ekiti State, His Excellency, Mr. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, to give further recognition to the members of the Online Media Practitioners in the State by carrying them along in his administration with the promise that they will continue to project his activities in a good manner. Abere concluded.
