Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun says Nigeria is a unfastened-press kingdom in which the media is expected to play essential roles in peace building without inhibitions.
Amosun: Ogun governor He made the announcement at a media workshop he hosted for the State House Press Corps in Abeokuta on Saturday in which he warned that the media couldn’t have enough money to fail Nigerians. The subject matter of the workshop is, “The Role of the Media in Peace Building: 2019 in Perspective’’.
Amosun, who become represented by means of Chief Dayo Adeneye, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, said the position of the media in any developing society couldn’t be over emphasised. He stated that among the multiplicity of perspectives and opinions , no ebook should be unwarrantedly unique above others.
He said that it become only when the media strove for the high-quality that they may find the money for the citizenry the possibility to shape higher opinion and arrive at higher combination of choice rather than being victims of orchestrated agenda placing. “Nigeria is a country of diverse and dynamic humans, proficient and blessed through God with abundant natural and human sources. “As a body of media their roles and responsibilities are sizeable and tremendously critical and much needed to hold Nigeria one.
“Unfortunately, our duty should be to responsibly faucet on those assets, turning potential available in our record manner into fact, specifically and more regularly than now not, thru what we name `peace journalism and developmental journalism’. He said that the media remained the fourth estate of the realm because the media reflected sense of right and wrong of the humans and fashioned opinion.
The governor noted that within the past, the media become concerned in foremost revolutions in elements of the arena and introduced that an unbiased and useful media created beneficial societies devoid of nepotism and mismanagement. Amosun entreated the media to build on their achievements inside the beyond and mould a non violent democratic united states closer to 2019 polls. He advised the practitioners to be cautious of how politicians carried out themselves in the course of electioneering, noting that intrigues in energy play would usually exist.
“The media at the centre have a greater function to play. “I salute the patriotism of the Nigerian media, especially members of the State House Press Corps for most of your determination to keep the team spirit of the usa regardless of your demanding situations. “But there’s room for driving towards the very pleasant as we pressure step by step into 2019 elections.
“We should no longer forget about that we are able to handiest write to call for accountability whilst people and the media are appearing obligations to which they may be held accountable,’’ he brought.
The governor stated that it changed into critical for the media to play their constitutional roles in making sure compliance with the fundamental goals and directive standards of state policy and selling the accountability of presidency. “This is largely expedient in developing our nation into peace, harmony and socio- economic advancement.
“The media of cause stays at the centre of the up-coming elections and should take with all seriousness that they have a completely crucial role to play,’’ he stated.