President Muhammadu Buhari recommits to freedom of the press, and urges media professionals to wield freedom responsibly.
The president celebrated the landmark of the world press freedom Day with the media, saying the freedom was an irreducible minimum in a democracy.
“The media must be sensitive to what the country is going through and anything that would exacerbate the situation, and further inflame passions and emotions, should be avoided,” the president said in a statement on Sunday.
He stated that the media needs to ensure that while carrying out its duty and setting agenda for public discourse, it does not encourage incendiary words and actions that could further hurt Nigeria’s unity.
He pledged more cooperation with the media in line with the theme of this year’s World Press Freedom Day, ‘Information as a Public Good.’
Also, he charged those who manage information for government to do everything in public interest, while also encouraging the media to use the Freedom of Information Act.
It is very vital to have access to reliable information in an era of misinformation, disinformation and hate speech, PMB added.
Bello Wakili
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