Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajajiamila said on Wednesday that the current democracy being enjoyed in Nigerians...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila said on Wednesday that the current democracy being enjoyed in Nigerians was the outcome of the sacrifice and struggle by the Nigerian media without which, it would have been impossible to have democracy in the country.
“I can say with absolute confidence, that this our democratic settlement could never have been achieved without the noble daring of the press. Those unsung heroes who understood the power of the written word and wielded it in passionate denunciation of the tyranny that sought to consume us all. “We have come here to show that in spite of the economic pressures brought on by the advancements in new media, it is still possible to do journalism with integrity, eschewing the false promise of click bait headlines and fake news editorials.
Prof. Lumumba who was the keynote Speaker at the unveiling said the lawmakers were elected by Nigerians to be honourable members representing their people, but regretted that legislators are now being measured by the number of weddings they attend or the number of people they are able to assist. He said “we live in a continent where many people misunderstand the roles and functions of legislators. We live in a continent where legislators are measured by the number of funerals that they attend; where the efficacy of legislators is measured by the number of weddings they attend; where their significance is measured by the number of men and women that they support on the day of their wedding.
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