The Kwara State government has said that its decision to reposition the state owned media houses is to improve their efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery, make them self-sustaining, as well as increase their revenue generation capacity.

This according to the state government, the repositioning would be done in consonance with current realities and industry trends.

The sole administrator of state media houses, Dr. Muhideen Akorede, who disclosed this in a statement said that the government intended to work with a panel of renowned media experts on the repositioning process.

Akorede also refuted allegations in some quarters that the state government was planning to sell the media houses, adding that current staff of the organisations would not be retrenched in the restructuring process which would instead see an expansion in the workforce.

"The state government understands how important and symbolic these media organisations are to Kwara and its people, and as such cannot dispose them off to private individuals," he stressed.

He further explained that the media houses were established by law, which prevents their sale.

Akorede explained that the objective of the overhaul of the media houses, comprising Kwara TV, Radio Kwara and The Herald newspapers, was to ensure their efficient and effective service delivery, and for them to be avenues of first and last resort for any and all type of information about Kwara State.

According to him, the restructuring process will cover training of the work-force, provision of modern equipment and infrastructure, as well as an improvement in the editorial direction of the media houses.