Former Lagos State Governor and leader of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has pleaded to editors in the country to support the president’s media aides to make their jobs less challenging..
Tinubu, who was represented by Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state, spoke today in Abuja at a reception organised by the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) for its members and current special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, and senior special assistant to the President o media and publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu.
The APC leader said that the two presidential aides needed the support to make their job less difficult, adding: “I can already see that Femi and Garba are going to have real challenges but the men and women in this hall have all what it takes to help you to make the job less difficult,’’ he said.
Tinubu called on the editors to keep fighting corruption and other vices that undermine the growth and development of the country.
“For me, the media are the best fighters. If you don’t fight, the society will not grow. Today, there are debates about poor governance. Nothing is going to change if we don’t fight.
“It is important to fight the war until we get the country of our dream; for me, let us fight a cause that is necessary in order to deliver prosperity to our people,’’ Tinubu said.
He asked editors to keep fighting until the war against corruption is won and Nigeria is freed from Boko Haram insurgency.
Adesina, thanked members of the Guild of Editors for the grand reception, and asked the media to be fair in its reportage of the president’s activities.
Present at the occasion were Mr. Ima Niboro, the Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr. Shola Omale, Director-General of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and others. [myad]
