The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi ll has pleaded with journalists to portray Nigeria in positive light to protect its image and attract foreign investment.
“We must desist from Yellow journalism which is now the trend in the country; most of our reportage today is about portraying the country negatively instead of positively. We are not doing the country any good.
“We are not supposed to publish everything that will portray our nation bad because whatever we publish is respected by the public.
“We should try not to cause chaos, subvert peace in the country. We are aware that the government is trying to fix some of the crisis in the country and it’s not easy doing that particularly in Oil and Gas industry which is the backbone of the nation’s economy.
“We should soften things; what is bothering me is how we are portraying the country bad, a situation you hardly find in other parts of the world.
“We must learn to report positively; that is the kind of journalism we want to see in this country,” the emir stressed.
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