The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has restated the commitment of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to freedom of the press, transparency and accountability as it grapples with the task of restoring the fortunes of the nation’s economy.
Speaking when the outgoing Chairman of the State House Press Corps, Kehinde Amodu, led the newly-elected Chairman of the Corps, Ubale Musa, on a courtesy visit to him and the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, at the State House on Friday, Adesina said it was noteworthy that the election of officers into the Corps was done in a transparent manner.
He said this was in tandem with the stance of the current administration.
He equally said the election was devoid of any form of interference.
Adesina reiterated the belief of Buhari that Nigeria can only be great if Nigerians shun all forms of corruption, greed and selfishness in their actions.
The presidential spokesman asserted that the election of Musa is very instructive, given that the same man had been “rusticated” from the State House Press Corps by the past administration and only had his accreditation restored by this present administration to demonstrate the belief of the Buhari administration in freedom of the press.
The Special Adviser to the President called on the chairman-elect to continue to lead his colleagues in an inclusive manner, having enjoyed an overwhelming support in his electoral victory.
In his remarks, Amodu told the presidential spokesmen that the best candidate won the election and assured that given the maturity and level-headedness of Musa, there will be no form of acrimony or friction between the Corps and government officials in the Presidential Villa.
Musa said he was happy to have come up at this time in the life of the administration and asked for the cooperation of the presidential spokesmen to make his job easy, while assuring them of the support of his colleagues as President Buhari embarks on implementing his change agenda.
Musa, a correspondent of Deutsche Welle, defeated Rashida Yusuf of Murhi International and Felix Onuoha of Reuters to emerge victorious.
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