The charge was given in a communiqué at the 37th meeting of the National Council on Information in Enugu, which ended Friday.
The Council also called for an opinion survey method that would capture the attitude of Nigerians, and for the use of information managers in research for effective mobilisation of the people towards the success of the election.
It recommended the development of community radio, which would bring government policies and programmes closer to the people and promote co-operation and unity among communities in Nigeria .
It called for television station and mobile cinema vans to broadcast and show video documentaries in rural communities.
On Avian Influenza, the communiqué urged states to adopt appropriate intervention and collaborative steps in mobilising the populace against further spread of the virus in the country.
The communiqué also called on state ministries of information to stimulate dialogue, with a view to finding community driven solutions to the incessant oil pipeline vandalisation in the country.
The Council resolved that film bureau be established by all states of the federation in order to harness the rich natural and human resources that would stimulate development in the sector among others.
Earlier, minister of information and Communication, Frank Nweke Jr. in a keynote address, recalled the several national and international issues, that had emerged to challenge the skills and capacities of the Council in the discharge of its responsibilities.