2027: Group rallies grassroots media to counter misinformation, promote unity
Media
By Adeyemi Adeleye
Lagos, Dec. 14, 2025 (NAN) The Tinubu Media Force (TMF) says it is mobilising grassroots media communicators nationwide to counter misinformation and promote unity at the community level.
The National Coordinator of the TMF, Mr Gbenga Abiola, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos, said that people at the grassroots deserved being fed with credible news for national unity and progress.
Abiola said the group would host Nigeria’s largest grassroots media summit on Dec. 16 in Abuja to help promote nation building through credible grassroots media.
He said the summit would bring together more than 1,000 grassroots media communicators and community-based media practitioners.
According to him, participants will be drawn from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
He said the summit themed “Amplifying the Renewed Hope Through Grassroots Voices: Empowering Grassroots Media for National Development”, was designed to strengthen community-level communication nationwide.
Abiola said it would also deepen public engagement with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu.
He noted that grassroots communicators remained the most influential voices within local communities, playing a critical role in shaping public understanding of government policies.
“Grassroots media practitioners help counter false narratives and promote unity at the community level,” he said.
Abiola said the summit was a deliberate effort to empower community media actors.
He added that the initiative would build their capacity to responsibly amplify national development initiatives.
According to him, the programme will focus on insecurity, economic reforms and youth employment, as well as human capital development.
Abiola stressed that effective grassroots communication remained essential for sustainable national progress.
He said participants would engage in strategic discussions and interactive sessions, which would equip practitioners with skills for informed public discourse.
He added that the summit underscored TMF’s commitment to building a coordinated grassroots media network.
Abiola said the gathering would strengthen national conversations supporting inclusive growth and democratic stability.
He said the Abuja summit would mark a milestone in grassroots political communication nationwide. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
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Edited by Tayo Ikujuni