No Plans to Stifle Freedom of the Press- Buhari

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No Plans to Stifle Freedom of the Press- Buhari

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 President Mohammadu Buhari on Friday declared that his administration is not and will never be a threat to Nigerian media. Making this known when he spoke at the opening of the Congress of the Federation of African Journalists in Abuja, Buhari who was represented by the Minister of information, Alh. Lai Mohammed argued that his administration believes that the reason for the existence of any government is the security and welfare of its citizens, whether or not they are journalists and therefore committed to ensuring the safety of all citizens. Buhari said, “I can report to this Congress that not a single journalist is being detained or harassed in our country today. “The government of the day is not a threat to the media, and it is not about to stifle press freedom or deny anyone his or her constitutionally guaranteed rights. ”˜”˜Nigeria views the International Declaration for the Protection of Journalists as a positive step, and strongly condemns attacks targeting journalists in the course of their duties. ”˜”˜This administration sees the media as a partner in progress and has never even contemplated harassing, not to mention killing, any journalist. ”˜”˜The media represents the eyes and ears of the world. Any attempt to silence it through the harassment, arrests, detention, and murder of journalists, is akin to making the world go blind and deaf. ”˜”˜This administration takes the safety and security of its citizens very seriously. That is why it has succeeded in defeating the Boko Haram insurgency that has left over 20,000 people dead and displaced about 2 million others since 2009. ”˜”˜Our military is currently involved in mop-up operations against the insurgency, which has now resorted to cowardly attacks against vulnerable targets. “Of course, no government in the world is safe from such attacks, as we can see in the recent attacks in France, Belgium and Cote d’Ivoire. “The government is also seriously addressing other security challenges facing the nation.”

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