President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Musikilu Mojeed, Editor-in-Chief of PREMIUM TIMES, and other newly elected leaders of the Nigeria chapter of the International Press Institute.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this known in a statement on Sunday.
The members of the IPI Nigeria reelected Mojeed as president of the IPI Nigeria alongside Media Trust’s Ahmed Shekarau (Secretary) and Fidelis Mbah of Al Jazeera Television (Deputy President).
Members also elected Rafatu Salami of Voice of Nigeria as Treasurer, Yomi Adeboye of Herald Newspaper as Assistant Secretary and Tobi Soniyi of Arise News as Legal Adviser.
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The President urged the new chapter leadership to work with the administration to expand access to information and reinforce the country’s democratic ethos.
Tinubu said the new IPI leadership has a prominent role in ensuring responsible journalism that advances national interest, as enshrined in the constitution.
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