FixPolitics will oppose moves to gag press
We take our stand firmly alongside the Nigerian press, particularly the Nigerian Guild of Editors, the Nigeria Union of Journalists, the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria, and other civil society bodies that have equally expressed consternation at this unacceptable development.The two bills sponsored by Mr.
We are equally concerned about the deteriorating state of press freedom in the country, including the harassment and arrest of journalists, the ban of Twitter, the closure of media houses, and the imposition of fines due to spurious allegations. The bills being proposed are intended to impose very strict conditions on journalists and media houses seeking to cover government proceedings.
#FixPolitics vowed to stand with all Nigerians of goodwill and friends of the country to resist the move. A free press is the bastion of democracy everywhere. It is clear that the current leadership of the country does not countenance the democratic principles which Nigerians aspire towards, neither does it recognise the ‘‘Office of the Citizen’’ as the highest office in the land – with the responsibility to hold accountable every individual who wields power and authority on its behalf.
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