The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan on Tuesday officially received and endorsed The Progressive – All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) monthly official magazine.
The official presentation was made by the Chairman, APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni at the office of the Senate President in the National Assembly.
The brief ceremony was witnessed by the APC CECPC Secretary, Sen. James Akpan Udoedehe; Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi; Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Sen. (Dr.) Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru; The Progressives Editor-in-chief, Lanre Issa-Onilu among other party and senate leaders.
“This is our project and one of our strategic communication mediums to highlight the visible strides of our party and the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.” Governor Buni told the Senate President while presenting copies of the magazine.
On his part, the Senate President described the magazine initiative as well-thought and laudable.
The Senate President features exclusively in the upcoming 4th edition of the magazine. He speaks on the current status of the Petroleum Industry Bill; measures the National Assembly is taking to ensure Nigeria’s quick exit from recession, the clamor for restructuring among other burning national issues.
The monthly magazine which is currently in its third edition is one of the remodeled strategic public and political communication tools of the governing APC) and PGF. It is part of APC’s NEXT LEVEL Public Engagement Strategy being undertaken by the APC/PGF which includes: A weekly 30-minute television program, a weekly 30-minute network radio program, and quarterly pullouts/inserts.
The monthly official magazine is distributed free and widely in both the printed and e-copy to the Presidency, National Assembly, all key federal government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, state governments, Party-state chapters, members, supporters, leaders, and general public (locally and internationally).
SIGNED:
Yekini Nabena
Deputy National Publicity Secretary
All Progressives Congress (APC)
