Media and human rights experts on Wednesday submitted that there are relevant laws and constitutional provisions that guaranteed media freedom and freedom of expression in Nigeria.
They, however, argued that the challenges had always been the political will to enforce the available laws in guaranteeing freedom of expression as backed by the Constitution.
The PUNCH Media Foundation event has ‘Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Nigeria’s Democratic Speace: Barriers and Way Forward’ as its theme. While dissecting the impediment to media freedom and freedom of expression, discussants at the event including journalists, activists, policymakers, human rights defenders maintained that journalists and media practitioners must begin to hold relevant stakeholders accountable to guarantee media independence.
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