Ex Buhari’s aide tasks journalists on nation building

Former Senior Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives), Hon. Abdulraman Kawu Sumaila on Saturday charged journalists to remain committed to nation building, describing them as projectors of good governance and egalitarian society.

Kawu who is a member of House of Representatives-elect reminded journalists that they have a great role to play towards ensuring good governance and sustainable democracy.

The lawmaker spoke on Saturday, while chairing the swearing-in and inauguration ceremony of the newly elected executive members of the Correspondent Chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ),  Kano state chapter held at Kano NUJ press centre.

He said: “you have a great role to play to ensure good governance. Our democracy will not strive without a vibrant media that is fair to all classes of the society.

“Journalists are the true representation of the people. They connect the government and the governed. Within the government circle, the connect the executive, the legislature and the judiciary.

“Without journalism, there will be no government. In this light, there is need for members of the press to operate within the scope of the codes and ethics of the profession.

“When you get it right as journalists, the society will be good for it, but if you get it wrong, the society will go in for it. So, there is need for journalsists to remain good ambassadors of the society for the development of the nation and the good of mankind.”

Also speaking at the event, the Vice Chancellor of Skyline University Nigeria (SUN), Prof. Sudhakar Kota described journalism and education as indispensable to the growth of any nation.

He said, “Journalism and education goes side-by-side and they are two sectors that remain indispensable to socio-economic and political development of any nation.”

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