Shugaban sashen sadarwa da aikin jarida na jami’ar Bayero da ke Kano, Dakta Nura Ibrahim ya buƙaci matasa da su yi amfani da shafukan sadarwa na zamani da su yi amfani da shafukan wajen ganin shugabanni sun tabbatar da adalci a dukkanin matakai.

Dakta Nura Ibrahim ya bayyana hakan ne a lokacin da ya ke gabatar da wata lacca akan yadda matasa za su yi amfani da shafukan na sadarwa wajen ganin shugabanni sun tabbatar da adalci a lokacin da su ke jan ragamar al’umma.

Taron lakcar wadda Cibiyar Bunƙasa Fasahar Sadarwa da Cigaban Al’umma CITAD ta shirya tare da tallafin gidauniyar MacArthur, zai baiwa matasa horar da matasa 500 a faɗin ƙasar nan akan wannan batu.

Malamin jami’ar ya kuma buƙaci matasan da su dinga bambancewa tsakanin labaran ƙarya da kuma sahihan labarai a lokutan da za su wallafa a shafukan su na sadarwa.

Ya ƙara da cewa yanzu lokaci ne da fasahar sadarwa ta ke da matuƙar tasiri a cikin al’umma, saboda haka ya zama wajibi matasa su yi amfani da shafukan sadarwa wajen ganin an samar da shugabanci na gari.

A nasa ɓangaren daraktan cibiyar Nazarin harkokin demokiraɗiya ta Jami’ar Bayero ta Mambayya, Farfesa Isma’il A Zango jan hakalin matasan ya yi wajen kaucewa yaɗa labaran ƙarya da su kan haifar da rudani a cikin al’umma.

Haka kuma Farfesan ya ce muddin matasan su ka yi amfani da sahihan labarai a shafukan su na sadarwa to haƙiƙa zai sanya shugabanni su yi abin da ya kamata.

Taron lakcar dai yana cikin shirin cibiyar ta CITAD na horar da matasa 500 daga sassan ƙasar nan wanda ya samu tallafin gidauniyar MacArthur.

The Head of Department of Information and Media Studies Bayero University, Kano, Dr Nura Ibrahim has urged youths who are afraid of the consequence of demanding accountability from their leaders to seek for alternative means through the social media platforms.

Dr. Nura gave this charge at lecture presentation on Social Media for Accountability Governance in Nigeria organized by Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) with support of MacArthur Foundation, today Tuesday 29th of June at the Centre’s head office in Kano.

He said that technology can serve as a powerful tool for public opinion that could compels leaders to be accountable, adding, ‘’I expect that if there is an issue with national interest, youth should take to the social media, make an issue of it, demand accountability from the parties concerned.’ Dr Nura, however cautioned social media users to discern between credible information from malicious posts, adding that if one stands on the path of truth, he can’t do anything against the truth but for the truth.

Meanwhile, speaking earlier, the chairman of the occasion Professor Isma’il A Zango, who is the director of Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Research and Training, Mambayya, tasked the youth to verify any information or news before posting it on social media.

He added that some social media users, influencers and self-styled warriors are using their social media platforms and fringe websites to proliferate misinformation and fake news, for just growing their online followership. Professor Isma’il Zango urged the youth to post genuine and accurate information on their social media platforms in order to draw the attention of our leaders for accountability.

He further stated that youth can youth social media to bring about positive changes and reforms in the country. Also social media can be used to hold government officials accountable for their action which in normal circumstances cannot be done. He added The lecture is part of CITAD’s and MacArthur Foundation efforts to train 500 youth in the country on how to use Social Media to demand for accountability from their leaders in the country as stated by the Communication Officer of the organization, Malam Ali Sabo.

The Head of Department of Information and Media Studies Bayero University, Kano, Dr Nura Ibrahim has urged youths who are afraid of the consequence of demanding accountability from their leaders to seek for alternative means through the social media platforms.

Dr. Nura gave this charge at lecture presentation on Social Media for Accountability Governance in Nigeria organized by Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) with support of MacArthur Foundation, today Tuesday 29th of June at the Centre’s head office in Kano.

He said that technology can serve as a powerful tool for public opinion that could compels leaders to be accountable, adding, ‘’I expect that if there is an issue with national interest, youth should take to the social media, make an issue of it, demand accountability from the parties concerned.’

Dr Nura, however cautioned social media users to discern between credible information from malicious posts, adding that if one stands on the path of truth, he can’t do anything against the truth but for the truth.

Meanwhile, speaking earlier, the chairman of the occasion Professor Isma’il A Zango, who is the director of Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Research and Training, Mambayya, tasked the youth to verify any information or news before posting it on social media.

He added that some social media users, influencers and self-styled warriors are using their social media platforms and fringe websites to proliferate misinformation and fake news, for just growing their online followership.

Professor Isma’il Zango urged the youth to post genuine and accurate information on their social media platforms in order to draw the attention of our leaders for accountability.

He further stated that youth can youth social media to bring about positive changes and reforms in the country. Also social media can be used to hold government officials accountable for their action which in normal circumstances cannot be done. He added

The lecture is part of CITAD’s and MacArthur Foundation efforts to train 500 youth in the country on how to use Social Media to demand for accountability from their leaders in the country as stated by the Communication Officer of the organization, Malam Ali Sabo.

The Head of Department of Information and Media Studies, Bayero University, Kano, Dr Nura Ibrahim has urged youths who are afraid of the consequence of demanding accountability from their leaders to seek for alternative means through the social media platforms.

Dr. Nura gave this charge at lecture presentation on Social Media for Accountability Governance in Nigeria organized by Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) with support of MacArthur Foundation, today Tuesday 29th of June at the Centre’s head office in Kano.

He said that technology can serve as a powerful tool for public opinion that could compels leaders to be accountable, adding, ‘’I expect that if there is an issue with national interest, youth should take to the social media, make an issue of it, demand accountability from the parties concerned.’

Dr Nura, however cautioned social media users to discern between credible information from malicious posts, adding that if one stands on the path of truth, he can’t do anything against the truth but for the truth.

Meanwhile, speaking earlier, the chairman of the occasion Professor Isma’il A Zango, who is the director of Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Research and Training, Mambayya, tasked the youth to verify any information or news before posting it on social media.

He added that some social media users, influencers and self-styled warriors are using their social media platforms and fringe websites to proliferate misinformation and fake news, for just growing their online followership.

Professor Isma’il Zango urged the youth to post genuine and accurate information on their social media platforms in order to draw the attention of our leaders for accountability.

From Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri

The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has released two books on how corruption has prolonged the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria and how Hate Speech fuels violence in the country.

The two books – “The Compromised State and Context” and “Content in Hate Speech: Discourse in Nigeria” – were presented to a reading audience by CITAD representative and one of the authors, Dr Hassana Ibrahim at the University of Maiduguri on Tuesday.

Ibrahim, a lecturer at the University of Maiduguri, disclosed that “The Compromised State” deals with how corruption is sustaining the insecurity and insurgency in Nigeria.

‘What we intend to do with the book is to enlighten all stakeholders in the conflict and members of the public to be aware that there are other issues that exacerbate the lack of ability to contain the insurgency and corruption is one of the major issues,’ she said.

She said the book was released to reach stakeholders including the governments of Borno State and affected northeast state, the federal government, military and other security agencies, international humanitarian organisations, civil society organisations, traditional rulers and religious

She disclosed that the books were products of long time researches by scholars to unravel how the state was being compromised by corrupt practices which she noted, hamper all efforts to end the insecurity in the region. She said the researches were funded by McArthur Foundation.

The university don said lack of trust in the past distribution of relief to IDPs may have made the Borno governor personally share foods and other reliefs to victims of insurgency. He also identified some residents claiming to be IDPs to collect relief materials in camps for displaced persons as parts of corruption in the conflict in the northeast.

She said the research output was to help all those involved to ‘retrace their steps and do things the right way to end the was as soonest.’

She also urged political office holders and their supporters to eschew all forms of Hate Speech. She said Hate Speech could inflame anger, resentment and conflicts.

She appealed to the media to support peace-building efforts. She said the research work was funded by MacArthur Foundation, a global organisation that supports effective institution, development and peaceful society in many countries.