The Presidency has confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari is not always comfortable whenever any of his aides attacks journalists, whether such aide is right or not.
According to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on media and publicity, Malam Garba Shehu in an interview with some newsmen at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, it is the wish of the President to allow journalists practice their profession without any hindrance.
“President used to rebuke officials of the government that use excessive power on journalists. He is not always happy with such thing.”
Garba Shehu said that in the history of Nigeria, journalists had never enjoyed freedom to express themselves than in the present Buhari government, adding that no journalist has been arrested or detained and no media house has been shut down in the two years Buhari has been in charge.
The presidential spokesman appealed to newsmen however, to join Buhari in cleansing the country of the Augean stables, including corruption, insecurity, economic saboteurs and all other vices, which the press is set out to combat in the first place. [myad]
