The Maiden Edition of the Plateau Social Media Awards held on Sunday 7th July 2019 at Mees Palace Rayfield Jos, Plateau State.

The activities marking the epic event started on Friday 5th July, 2019 with a Public Lecture which took place at Dadin Kowa Youth Centre Jos, Plateau State.

The award event first of its kind was well attended by awardees, their well wishers and the public who were on ground to felicitate with awardees and support the initiative.

The objective of the initiative is the proper use of the social media for social good.

The Convener, Mr Makut Alfred Mashat ‘Seemo’ has this to say about the initiative:

Plateau Social Media Awards 2019 is established as a maiden edition of what will hopefully become a yearly event to recognize and encourage Plateau citizens to continually promote and create exceptional contents daily to solve critical life problems; thereby giving many people a reason to smile whenever they visit their platforms.

The Plateau State social Media awards is one of such platforms creating positive change in our society.

The awards is geared towards promoting “social media for social good”.

We intend to give back to the society in appreciation, what it has already inputed already.

This we are doing using the social Media space to gauge handles from the different users by voting online for the institutions, groups, corporate organizations, CSOs, and individual categories of their choices in a very transparent and regular manner.

The Plateau Social Media Awards (PSMA) 2019 actually recognized excellence in content creation, innovation and is ready to award voted talents in various fields, who have carved a niche for themselves by leveraging the social media platform.

PSMA 2019 is a platform to honor the brilliant brains and practitioners of blogs that have put the social media to good use in promoting their discipline, business ,corporate social responsibility to better the lot of humanity.

As social media and blogs grow to be the new powerful tools of influence in information communication technology, this event is to connect everyone in highlighting the work of some of the best from the social media fraternity of global and local social media practitioners.

The Plateau Social Media Awards is established as a maiden edition of what will hopefully become a yearly event to recognize and encourage Plateau citizens who create exceptional content daily, giving many a reason to smile whenever they visit their platform.

The Awards is focused on nominations and entries from all social media users in Plateau state via all social media platforms.

Vision
To be a catalyst for changing the narrative on the social media space, using the platform as a tool for Promoting peaceful coexistence, tolerance and socio-economic development.

Mission
To contribute to the peace, unity, tourism potential, progress and development of Plateau state through social media useful engagements

PRE-AWARD LECTURE

There will be a pre-award lecture that will center on the use of the social media as a tool for positive socio-economic growth.

It will be a lecture that will have three sessions with keynote speakers and resource persons on supporting topics.
The aim is to engineer a paradigm shift from the recent state of mutual suspicion, political rivalry,hate speech, propaganda and mitigating conflict situations on the Plateau social media space, and engaging conversations for the enhancement of healthy growth within the plateau online community.

The Three Cardinal Points of the Lecture is focused on using the social media to promote business and entrepreneurial skills, politics and good governance and peaceful coexistence and tolerance amongst th citizenry especially the youths that form the bulk of social media users.

The following persons and organisations bagged awards in the various categories.

PLATEAU SOCIAL MEDIA AWARDS LIST OF WINNERS 7th JULY, 2019

1. BEST USE OF TWITTER
   @WeJosRock
2. BEST USE OF FACEBOOK
   Arch.Fehinta Bankat
3. BEST USE OF INSTAGRAM
   Weddings in Jos
4. BEST USE OF YOUTUBE
5. Neken Chuwang
   1. BEST BLOG
      Viewpoint Nigeria
6. BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN
   Yusuf Gagdi Campaign Organisation
7. BEST SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN
   Jos Hike it
8. BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR RESEARCH & EVALUTION
   Ismaila Yakubu
9. BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN A CRISIS SITUATION
   Plateau Peace Building Agency
10. INNOVATION
    Nhub
11. BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA-DIGITAL MARKETING/ONLINE BANKING
    GT Bank
12. BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA,CHARITY/NON-PROFIT CAMPAIGN
    Kefiano foundation & Beautiful gate foundation
13. BEST DATA NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDER
    Airtel Ng
14. BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA RADIO/TV STATION
    Jay FM
15. BEST ONLINE TV PLATFORM
    Channels TV
    1. SOCIAL MEDIA POLITICAL INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR
       Dachung Musa Bagos
16. SOCIAL MEDIA ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
    Jerry Mallo
17. CONSUMER CHOICE ANDROID PHONE OF THE YEAR
    Infinix
18. PSMA GROUP OF THE YEAR (FACEBOOK)
    Plateau Youth council
19. PSMA GROUP OF THE YEAR (WHATSAPP)
    Voice of Plateau Youths
    1. PSMA SOCIAL CRUSADER/ACTIVIST OF THE YEAR
       Bello Lukman
20. BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA GOVERNMENT AGENCIES/PARASTATALS
    Plasmida
21. BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION
    Search for Common Grounds
    1. SOCIAL MEDIA YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD OF THE YEAR
       Dr Daniel Meshack
    2. PSMA BEST GRAPHIC DESIGNER OF THE YEAR Rex Productions
22. PSMA BEST SOFTWARE DEVELOPER/ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
    Amina Rinret Gamaliel
    1. PSMA ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
       Osama Akpunonu
23. PSMA COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR
    Ayuba Dutse
    1. PSMA PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
       DittoMatic Foto
    2. PSMA VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
       EddyMark Filmz
24. BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA-EVENTS/HOSPITALITY Mee’s Palace
25. PSMA BEST DISC-JOCKEY OF THE YEAR
    DJ STeeno

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD

Mrs Ladi Obadiah (Hardwok and Dedication)

Clinton Ishaku (community service)

David (Clapai) (Rising star)

Rt.Hon Simon Bako Lalong( Cutting edge deployment of ICT in good governance)

Bejafta Group (Excellence In Service Delivery)

Panshak “Ice Prince” Zamani (J-town Entertainment Ambassador)

Late Emmanuel Nanle (posthumous award)

Josiah Jenvulu (Documentary Photography)

Signed
Makut Alfred Mashat (Convener)

Col. Samuel Gulong Fwanje (Patron)

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Plateau Social Media Awards Hold Maiden Edition