President-elect, Mohammed Buhari, has commended the role of the media in the 2015 general elections.
Speaking at the 2015 Biennial Convention of the Nigerian Guild of Editors at Airport Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos, yesterday, Buhari said the media deserve commendation for facilitating a peaceful and credible poll.
He said any meeting of the guild is always an important national event because of the role which the press plays in the overall development of our nation’s democracy.
Buhari said the press influences millions of people daily, adding that there is no society or government agency that can exist or function without the media.
He, however, urged the press to continue the role of ensuring good governance .
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, who declared the event open called on the media to take the lead in the development of the nation.
Represented by Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Lateef Ibirogba, Fashola said the media should take the lead discussions in the area of corruption, lamenting that corruption has almost become a normal way of life in our society and we must do something to get rid of it.
He added that the main purpose of the government is to protect life and property but the media is needed to help leaders know how to go about it.
President of NGE, Femi Adesina, said the guild had been able to raise N200 million for the construction of its National Secretariat in Abuja.
He added that The Federal Capital Territory Minister according to his promise has allocated land to the guild in Kyami area of Abuja, noting that what is delaying the commencement of the project is that the contract awarded by the federal government for infrastructural development in the area has not been funded yet.
Former Minister of Information, Prince Tony Momoh, described any editor who compromises in fulfilling his duties as a disgrace.
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