Former spokesperson to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Reuben Abati has charged journalists to hold political office holders accountable to the people of Nigeria even as he asked them to always make sure that such leaders implement viable economic policies for national development.
Dr. Abati, who was a guest lecturer at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Correspondents’ Chapel 2015 Press Week at Iwe-Iroyin, Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, said that most economic policies of the previous governments failed due to lack of dedication and sustenance on the part of public office holders.NUJ
He spoke on the topic, “Media and Economic Renaissance: Media as a tool for economic diversification”.
The former presidential spokesperson asked journalists to always, through their reports, make public office holders to be accountable to the people since they are holding office in trust for the people.
Abati said that the lack of continuity of viable economic policies has not helped Nigeria, and that the nation began to decline economically when it hinged its fiscal budget on oil market price, at the expense of agriculture. [myad]
