Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has appealed to media practitioners in Nigeria, particularly those based in Abia State, to avoid dishing out fake reports that can creat fear.

He made the call on Tuesday while speaking at 2025 Media Vision Africa training in Umuahia.

The Governor, who was represented by the Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, said that media practitioners should prioritize the reports that inspire confidence and not the ones that stoke fear.

While promising his administration’s continued partnership with the media in development of Abia and Nigeria, Otti cautioned the trainees in the program against applying propaganda in dissemination of their reports but to build their storylines with truth.

Otti further cautioned media practitioners against distortion of facts and truth but to be depth in interpretation of facts, saying that things that are not working in Abia should be reported side -by-side with the ones that are presently working.

“In today’s Abia, where security and economic recovery are top priorities, we need narratives that inspire confidence, not fear.

“I urge all media practitioners in Abia and across Nigeria to remain faithful image makers, not merchants of fake news”, he said.

In his address, the President of Vision Africa, Bishop Sunday Ndukwo Onuoha said that the training was towards preparing young Nigerian generation of media practitioners for future leadership responsibilities.

The Methodist Bishop said that the young Nigerian youths should no longer rely on political or government appointments for survival but should be job creators and shape a new culture of inspiration.