Yinka Badejo
The Nigerian Press Organisation and the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria have rejected the proposed Nigerian Press Council Bill 2018, labelling it as unconstitutional.
The NPO comprising the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria, the Nigeria Guild of Editors and the Nigerian Union of Journalists as well as other media stakeholders held a meeting on Thursday to deliberate on The Nigerian Press Council Bill 2018.
The meeting thoroughly studied the provisions of the proposed bill in the context of its implication for free speech, press freedom, media independence, the safety of journalists and the right to operate as a business in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The meeting also took notice of the fact that a lawsuit instituted by the NPO on the same subject matter of the bill was pending at the Supreme Court.
A statement by the…
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