Kwara dep gov tasks journalists on fake news

The deputy governor of Kwara, Mr Kayode Alabi, has asked veteran journalists in the country to help curb fake news and promote national unity.

Alabi noted that publication of fake news, especially in the social media, has assumed an alarming proportion which if not checked could do incalculable damage to the peace and unity of the country.

The deputy governor spoke when he received members of the Kwara state chapter of the National League of Veteran Journalists (NALVEG) in his office in Ilorin, the state capital.

“As very senior journalists, I urge you to help curb the dissemination of fake news which has become very rampant, especially on social media. We need to do this to safe guard the peace and unity of the country,” Alabi stated.

He briefed the senior journalists on the modest achievements of the administration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and sued for their continued support for the programmes and activities of the administration.

Earlier, the chairman of Kwara NALVEG, Rev Samuel Akindele, had intimated the deputy governor about the activities, aims and objectives of the association.

He expressed their determination to ensuring that peace, a necessary ingredient for development, reign supreme in the state through the dissemination of factual news about the activities of the state government.

“Though, we are no longer in active service, we shall continue to guide and advise our younger journalists to do what is right at all times,” Akindele stated.

Akindele, who said they had carefully examined the operations of the administration of Governor AbdulRazaq since it came into power in May last year, hailed the modest achievements of the state government.

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