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Govt’s plan to muzzle the press won’t succeed – NPAN president, Kabir The Punch
Published 4 July 2021
The President of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria and Chairman, Trust Media Limited, Mallam Kabiru Yusuf, talks to KAYODE OYERO about the alleged attempt by the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government to gag the press
The National Assembly is currently seeking to amend the Nigeria Press Council Act and the National Broadcasting Commission Act. What do you make of these moves?
The National Assembly probably has good intentions in terms of fast-tracking that the media does a good job of entertaining, informing and educating the public. They think maybe there are excesses in the media and they should take steps to deal with the excesses but I think they are going about it the wrong way. Our intention is to engage them and see that all of us do what is right and ensure that we have a very robust media, which is vital to democracy
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The HMIC, Alh. Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has clarified that the Federal Government did not the sponsor the bills in the National Assembly purportedly meant to stifle the press.
Speaking in Lagos, yesterday, Mohammed said the bills concerning the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) were private member bills sponsored by a lawmaker.
He said: “First, let me say how disappointed I am that those who have been berating me on these bills have been doing so on a false premise that the Federal Government had sponsored bills to stifle the press. This is a classic case of misinformation because the Federal Government did not sponsor any bill to gag the press. It baffles me that those who rushed to the media to slam the government didn’t even try to verify the facts.”
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