Nigeria Federal Government woos Media towards Vision 2020

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The federal government weekend intensified effort at rallying support for the Vision 2020 initiative when top media executives were hosted to a breakfast at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.

Speaking at the event, National Planning minister, Dr Shamsuddeen Usman said the federal government was intent on making the Nigeria Vision 20: 2020 which seek to place the country among the20 leading economies a Nigerian owned through the participation of all stakeholders.

He solicited the support of the media to set public agenda for discussion of the vision to ultimately help disseminate the message to the general populace. Other roles are, to serve as change agents in shaping public attitude positively for the vision's realisation, serve as watch dog of public office holders.