Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has urged journalists to work with his administration to end the scourge of the Boko Haram terrorists, improve national security, rebuild and expand national infrastructure, accelerate the pace of economic development and create more employment opportunities for Nigerian youth.
President Buhari made the demand on Sunday in
a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
The President congratulated Mr Abdulwaheed
Odusile of the Nation Newspapers on his election as the new President of the
Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ).
President Buhari expressed the belief that
with Mr Odusile’s worthy credentials, long experience and antecedents as a
highly respected and reputable professional, he could be expected to
discharge his new responsibility of leading the NUJ to greater heights of
accomplishment with distinction.
The President assured the new NUJ President
and the newly elected executive officers of the union of the fullest support
and cooperation of the Federal Government, as they move to reposition and
revitalise the journalism profession in Nigeria for present and future
challenges, including the revolutionary impact of new technologies on
communications and information dissemination.
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