Media houses across the country have been unanimous in pushing back attempt by the government to regulate social media and censor the press through controversial media bills at the National Assembly.
The controversial bills are the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) Act amendment bills.
But speaking with newsmen in Ilorin on the sidelines of a lecture organised to celebrate the 60th birthday anniversary of the secretary of IPI, Raheem Adedoyin, on Friday, Yusuf emphasized that self regulation is the best way to address the problem of fake news.
According to him, “Regulation is good for it but what we want is to be able to take part in creating the framework for regulation.