Nigerian Senate vows to protect rights of journalists

The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has assured Nigerian media practitioners of the extortion of their rights.

Akpabio’s assertion was contained successful a connection by his Special Adviser connected Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, to commemorate 2024 World Press Freedom Day.

He said: “On behalf of the Senate and the National Assembly, I privation to congratulate each media practitioners, particularly those who person enactment their lives connected the enactment successful pursuit of information and justice.

“The 10th National Assembly is committed to each that volition fortify property state and we volition not condone thing that whitethorn trample connected the rights of journalists.”

The lawmaker besides charged the media manufacture to marque conscious efforts to acceptable an docket connected clime alteration and amended the people.