A member, representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa federal constituency of Oyo State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Shina Peller, has urged Nigerian journalists to intensify efforts at promoting peace and correcting societal ills in the country.
Hon. Peller stated this while having iftar with some journalists in Ibadan
In a remarks, Hon. Peller emphasized the need for journalists to use all instruments at their disposal to help the government in addressing insecurity and other challenges that the country is battling with.
He said, “As the Fourth Estate of the realm who serves as watchdogs of the society, I implore you to intensify your efforts in helping to correct the societal ills in the country”
“Our country is presently battling with a lot of challenges, and topping the list is insecurity. As journalists, we need to use all the instruments at our disposal to help the government in addressing this.”
Similarly, Hon. Peller advised the journalists to avoid being used irresponsibly and callously by any politician who may want to ride on their influence to fulfil his or political interest or ambition at the detriment of the overall interest of the country.
“As the 2023 general election approaches gradually, you must not allow politicians to use you irresponsibly or callously to fulfil their political ambition or interest at the detriment of the overall interest of our dear country,” he said. “We must not allow ourselves to be used as an instrument for division and violence,” Hon. Peller added.
In the same vein, the federal legislator acknowledged the pivotal role Comrade Adewumi Faniran played in bringing up the annual Shina Peller NUJ Ramadan Lecture/Iftar, adding that it started with him three years ago, and that he (Hon. Peller) will continue to do everything within his capacity to ensure that the program doesn’t go into extinction.
Adewumi Faniran.
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