According to a news report from Daily Trust, the Kwara State Government has made significant redeployments within various media houses under its jurisdiction.

This restructuring encompasses both print and broadcast media organisations operated by the government. Investigations by City & Crime uncovered that over 40 employees, including senior personnel, were affected by this initiative, spanning Radio Kwara (20), Kwara Television (11), and The Herald newspaper (14). These individuals have been reassigned to the Ministry of Communication.

A staff member from one of the media houses elaborated, stating, “So far we have 11 people from Kwara TV, 20 from Radio Kwara in two batches of 12 and 8 and 14 from The Herald.

“While some of the affected workers willingly indicated interest to cross over to the ministry, others had issues with their general managers over their execution of a recent agitation that led to a one-day warning strike, which was later resolved.”

Reacting to the development, the Commissioner for Communication, Mrs Bola Olukoju, said, “The exercise is part of restructuring our media houses to reposition them in line with the mandate of the present administration.”