COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE END OF THE MEETING BETWEEN THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND NATIONAL ORIENTATION AND APC COMMISSIONERS OF INFORMATION FROM APC-CONTROLLED STATES, HELD IN ABUJA ON THURSDAY, 5 NOVEMBER 2026
The Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, FNIPR, on 5th November 2025, convened a meeting with Commissioners of Information from APC-controlled states to strengthen collaboration and improve coordination of government and party communication ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The meeting, attended by 20 Commissioners of Information, provided a platform to discuss the administration’s communication challenges and practical ways to improve public understanding of government policies, programmes, and interventions.
After extensive deliberations, the meeting:
1. Recognised the need for coordinated messaging across federal and state communication structures, with a common messaging framework to guide government communicators and campaign spokespersons while allowing messages to be adapted to local circumstances.
2. Emphasised the importance of state-level communication and agreed that national policies and programmes should be communicated in ways that reflect local languages, cultures, and community realities.
3. Highlighted the need to improve access to information on federal government projects, interventions, and social programmes across states to enable commissioners to communicate their impact accurately.
4. Recognised the importance of digital communication and the need to strengthen engagement with social media platforms, local content creators, bloggers and micro-influencers as part of a broader communication strategy.
5. Emphasised improved media literacy and spokesperson preparation, including the need for ministers, commissioners and other government officials to communicate the work of their respective ministries and respond responsibly to public questions.
6. Underscored the need for adequate resources to support effective communication at the state level, particularly in media engagement, digital outreach, and local-language communication.
7. Emphasised responsible political communication and peaceful elections, including discouraging inflammatory messaging and electoral violence.
8. Supported sustained engagement between the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, the campaign communication structure and state Commissioners of Information to strengthen coordination and share experiences.
During the meeting, the Minister also indicated that the directory of federal government projects, which had been compiled and was undergoing production, would be made available to the commissioners in printed and electronic formats.
The meeting acknowledged the ongoing preparation of frequently asked questions and answers to guide campaign spokespersons and communicators. It also encouraged commissioners to submit specific proposals identifying areas where additional support would strengthen communication in their states.
The Honourable Minister thanked the commissioners for their participation and reiterated the importance of continued cooperation between federal and state information managers.
The meeting resolved to sustain the engagement through further meetings ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Issued in Abuja on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
- Sagir Musa Ahmed,
Chairman – Progressive Commissioners of Information Forum (PCIF)
Honourable Commissioner of Information, Youth, Sport and Culture – Jigawa State
