Dogara: Journalists play an important part in political process

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By Ezeibekwe Kingsley

The Speaker of the House of Representatives , Mr Yakubu Dogara‎ , said on Wednesday that journalists were very critical to the success of the  nation’s political process.

Dogra made the remark in Kaduna at a National Colloquium on Elections, Corruption and Road Map to 2019 Elections organised by the Kaduna  State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).

The speaker, who  was represented the Chief Whip of the House, Alhaji  Ado Doguwa, said journalists have a constitutional mandate to ensure that those in authority remain accountable to the people.

“The media should be the number one arm of government as democracy is an all inclusive method which carries everyone along.

‘He who controls the minds of the eople controls the minds of the society, this is true as the Nigerian Journalists contribute 75 percent to the success of…

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