 The executive governor of Niger State, Mohamed Bagu, has urged the media to report more on climate change rather than politics. The governor gave the advice at a two-day retreat for the House of Representatives press call in Mina, Niger State. Emmanuel Ahidjenei completes the report. Recall that in November 2021, Niger reprised the Climate Change Act that seeks to achieve low-green house gas emissions and green unsustainable growth by providing the framework to set a target to net zero between 2050 and 2070. Ever since the passage, individuals, corporate bodies, NGOs, civil society groups and of course governments, the federal and state have put measures to curtail the effect of climate change on the environment and on the health of citizens. But the executive governor of Niger State, Mohamed Bagu, is taking the issue of climate change to another level by involving the media in order to drive the message home. Abel, represented by his deputy governor, Kamrul Yakulu Garba, the governor calls on the media to pay more attention to reporting issues around climate change rather than politics. He says the topic on the discussion couldn't have come at a better time than now. Climate change is one of the biggest problems confronting the nation today. In Nigeria, it's a matter of consent to the government and the experts because it is happening at a very frightening level. We have problems of fraud, desertification, environmental pollution, etc., and that's by the effort being made devastating effects on the climate change are recorded. Even part of the insecurity we face today is attributed to the climate change, which deserves priority attention. Unfortunately, it seems some of these disasters are even on the reportage. Perhaps the media is not adequately equipped to handle this. I believe that as a journalist, through the poll from the parliament, where those are enacted, it is essential that we acquire the necessary skills and tools to mainstream the climate change. For the State Commissioner for Environment, Yakubu Kulu, the Green Economic Summit that will be launched in the few days time shows the importance the governor attaches to improving the economic, health and welfare of not only citizens of the state but migrants globally. In a few days time, it is expected that we are going to launch a two-days program on the Green Economic Summit for Nigeria State. This summit is going to lead us to the unveiling of the green economic blueprint for Nigeria State. Earlier, the chairperson of the House of Representatives, Presco Grace Ike, turned to the governor on the entire states for the kind gesture in hosting members of the Presco and in reporting the climate change issues. The media as we are all aware plays a significant role in the government and development of any society and any public or elected official who knows his or her own years and want to succeed would always quote the media because no matter what you do and how well you perform without the media, you cannot tell your story, your achievement will remain elusive and anonymous. Yes, the media critics set agenda, held public officials on their toes and if you do not have the tenacity purpose, you will shy away from the media. But like we all know and we keep saying, Hon. Mohamed Bagu has been a friend of the media. Various papers represented by erudite and the seasoned journalist and scholars. The team of the retreat is role of the media in streaming climate change policies.