A former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Abdulhakeem Abdullateef, and Producer of Sunrise Daily on Channels Television, Sulaiman Aledeh, on Wednesday, have identified responsible news reportage, law and accountability as keys to enhancing development in the country.
They both spoke at the annual symposium organised by the Muslim Students’ Society, Nigerian Institute of Journalism in Lagos on Friday.
AbduIlateef, who was the guest speaker, said the Nigeria populace must rise to the occasion of development in terms of transparent electioneering, saying there could never be accountability without proper electoral process.
The former adviser to Lagos State Governor on Legislative Matters, said, “The Nigerian constitution is not the bane of the country, but the implementation which is mostly being manipulated by the lawmakers at both the National and state houses of assemblies.
“Those who represent us are not sincere and as electorate, we are not also helping matters. We need men and women of sincerity to re-invent our nation. Accountability brings about development and that is what we deserve from our representatives.”
He also called for religious tolerance, saying all religions were equal according to the constitution.
“The Nigerian constitution may not be perfect, but it is good enough to bring absolute peace to any nation in the world,” he added.
Speaking on how journalism could be used for the development of Nigeria, Aledeh said ethics and morals must be strictly adhered to and followed in the practice of the profession.
He said, “The mass media are meant to enhance and harmonise positive things in the society and not to dehumanise the state of the citizenry.”
May 21, 2012 by Sodiq Oyeleke
Written by NEWSTRAWL ONLINE UPDATE
Sodiq Oyeleke is a Media, Human Resources, Project Management and Public Relations Practitioner
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