As journalists across the globe mark the 2025 world press freedom day, Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara State Council, Abdulateef Ahmed has called on media practitioners across the country to remain steadfast and live up to expectation by holding government accountable while also keeping to the ethics of the journalism profession.
Ahmed who made the call during an event to commemorate 2025 world press freedom day in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, noted that the role of the media as watchdog of society is a constitutional provision that must be sustained at all times.
Ahmed is of the view that journalists must continue to create a peaceful and secure atmosphere in the country while also holding public office holders to account on behalf of the masses.
He also used the occasion to call for salary review through a legislation for media practitioners working in the state public organisations to enhance productivity.
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Abdulateef Ahmed while advising security agencies and government establishments to see journalists as work partners, said a relationship devoid of harassment and intimidation is what is needed to move the country forward.
The event also featured aerobics to keep journalists physically fit and mentally alert.
The theme for the 2025 world press freedom day is reporting in the brave new world: the impact of artificial intelligence on the press and the media.
(Editor: Okechukwu Eze)
