The Speaker, Imo House of Assembly, Mr Kennedy Ibeh, has lauded Nigeria Journalists on their role in nation building as the world marked the 2022 World Press Freedom Day.
This is contained in a statement signed by the speaker’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Ifeanyi Onyekachi and made available to newsmen in Owerri on Tuesday.
Ibeh said that Nigeria journalists remained nation builders, whose roles had sustained the Nigerian democracy.
He advised journalists to use the opportunity to appraise and recommit themselves to the ethics that guided their noble profession.
“Without adherence to ethics, professions will become part of national malaise, rather than solutions.
“That is why journalists must constantly recommit to the canons of fairness, accuracy, objectivity, balance, and other ideals that guide their profession.’
“While celebrating the World Press Freedom Day, I urge them to rededicate themselves to the role of being watchdogs of society.
“We as government will continue to support the media and ensure that they are not muzzled in anyway,,” he said.
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The speaker appealed to journalists in Imo to see themselves as partners and always support Gov. Hope Uzodimma’s administration by projecting Imo in the positive angle.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that World Press Freedom Day is observed every May 3, to celebrate fundamental principles of press freedom.
