The Director General, National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, renowned lawyer, arbitrator, tutor and civil rights activist, Kayode Abraham Ajulo, national president of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Christopher Isiguzo among others have advocated for the sustenance of Nigeria’s democracy and sustaining the tourism sector.
Speaking Thursday in Abuja, during the 15th Annual Lectures of National Waves, the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of National Waves Newspaper and Magazine, Jimmy Enyeh, said in spite of the seeming gloom over the harsh economic conditions, there’s a glimmer of hope in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to put Nigeria’s economy on the right footing, heal the wounds engendered by the election fallouts and restore hope.
“The media has been a credible partner in the quest for national development, and for us at National Waves, we are confident that the current administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will deepen this robust partnership.
“We hope the administration will encourage the media to continue to act as guardians of democracy and national development through friendly body language disposition at all levels of government in form of patronage from ministries, departments and agencies of government through adverts and special projects to showcase their activities and milestones,” he said.
Also speaking, the Director General, National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, said Nigeria must do its best to grow the tourism sector as the tourism sector contributes a great deal to our international image and national development.
On his part, the National President of NUJ, Comrade Christopher Isiguzo, said that, though it is the duty of journalists to hold government accountable, as enshrined in the 1999 constitution, journalists must practice the profession responsibly as they are not immune from prosecution, especially when they spread fake news or run afoul of the Cyber Crime Act, 2015.
Similarly, renowned lawyer, arbitrator, tutor, orator and civil rights activist, Kayode Abraham Ajulo, said the judiciary has a lot of rules to play in sustaining Nigeria’s democracy, especially in upholding the rule of law, safeguarding human rights, fighting corruption, handling electoral disputes, ensuring power balance, among others, hence “it should be allowed to breathe and not unduly criticised on social media.”
