APC 'Clears' AIT To Cover Buhari's Activities
Following major uproar on social media, the All Progressives Congress (APC)
has reversed the ban placed on African Independent Television (AIT) from
covering activities of Nigeria's President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari. In a
statement released today, the spokesman to APC, Lai Mohammed said all
accredited media outlets are now free to cover Mr. Buhari's activities.
Yesterday, AIT news crew covering Buhari's event at the Defence House in Abuja
were barred from entering the venue by Buhari's security team citing "security
concerns", however, a strong backlash from social media users condemned the
actions of the APC.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that all accredited
media organizations in the country, including the African
Independent Television (AIT), are free to cover the activities of
the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the incoming Buhari Administration will not discriminate against any media organization, irrespective of its role during the electioneering campaign leading up to the recent polls.
It however enjoined all media organizations to observe the
highest level of professional standards in carrying out their
duties.
''There is a Code of Ethics guiding the practice of journalism
in Nigeria, and this demands every journalist to ensure a
strict adherence to the highest levels of ethics and professionalism
in carrying out their duties.
''There must be repercussions, within the realms of the law, for
media organizations which have wantonly breached the Code of Ethics of
the journalism profession and turned themselves to partisans instead
of professionals. But such repercussions will not include barring
any accredited media organization from covering the activities of
the President-elect,'' APC said.
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