Press Freedom: Nigeria Is Ahead Of Some African Countries – NUJ President

Started by ChannelsTV, May 07, 2013, 04:30 PM

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vlcsnap-2013-05-07-09h46m20s151The president Nigerian Union of Journalist Mr. Garba Mohammed, speaking on the press freedom in Nigeria today said that what the government has accommodated in terms of analysis in most media houses cannot be accommodated in some countries in Africa, so Nigeria has gone far in achieving expression of speech. While speaking on Channels Television's Breakfast Show Sunrise Daily, he stated that Nigeria can't be compared to Somalia because on a regular basis journalists are assaulted in Somalia, he said a committee will be set up to verify these claims. He added that being in a democratic system journalists have not been killed while performing their duties, except during insurgencies

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