Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has urged journalists to work with his administration to end the scourge of the Boko Haram terrorists, improve national security, rebuild and expand national infrastructure, accelerate the pace of economic development and create more employment opportunities for Nigerian youth.
President Buhari made the demand on Sunday in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
The President congratulated Mr Abdulwaheed Odusile of the Nation Newspapers on his election as the new President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ).
President Buhari expressed the belief that with Mr Odusile’s worthy credentials, long experience and antecedents as a highly respected and reputable professional, he could be expected to discharge his new responsibility of leading the NUJ to greater heights of accomplishment with distinction.
The President assured the new NUJ President and the newly elected executive officers of the union of the fullest support and cooperation of the Federal Government, as they move to reposition and revitalise the journalism profession in Nigeria for present and future challenges, including the revolutionary impact of new technologies on communications and information dissemination.
President Buhari further assured the new NUJ President and all journalists in Nigeria that his Administration would consistently uphold their right to perform their constitutionally assigned role in the society without hindrance.
He further wished Mr Odusile and other newly-elected executive officers of the NUJ a very successful tenure in the service of their profession and country.
