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The Chairman, Senate Committee connected Electoral Matters, Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli has enjoined governments astatine each levels and media proprietors to prioritise the information and payment of journalists successful their organisations.
Alli who represents Oyo South Senatorial District connected the level of All Progressives Congress, APC made the telephone portion felicitating with media practitioners connected the juncture of this year’s World Press Freedom Day.
The lawmaker successful the connection made disposable to journalists connected Friday, advocated amended payment and information of journalists nationwide.
In a connection made disposable to DAILY POST done his Special Adviser connected Media, Akeem Abas, Alli acknowledged the pivotal relation journalists play successful upholding ideology and fostering transparency.
The lawmaker, however, expressed heavy interest for the information of journalists successful the enactment of duty, urging some the Nigerian populace and the authorities to prioritise the extortion of journalists.
He called for an situation wherever journalists would enactment freely without fearfulness of intimidation oregon harm, saying specified was indispensable for the preservation of property freedom.
Alli besides appealed to media proprietors to prioritise the payment of journalists by ensuring amended remuneration and moving conditions.
“I advocator amended payment and information of journalists nationwide arsenic they observe 2024 World Press Freedom Day. I acknowledged the pivotal relation journalists play successful upholding ideology and fostering transparency.
“I explicit heavy interest for the information of journalists successful the enactment of duty, I urged some the Nigerian populace and the authorities to prioritise the extortion of journalists.
“I entreaty to media proprietors to prioritise the payment of journalists by ensuring amended remuneration and moving conditions”.
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