Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said that there could be no good governance in any country where press freedom was not guaranteed.
Saraki stated this in a goodwill message at a conference in Abuja to mark the 2019 World Press Freedom Day for Investigative Journalism.
The theme of the conference was: ‘Press Freedom in Nigeria — the Rule of Law, Media and Violent Extremism’.
Saraki, who was represented by the Deputy Minority Whip of the Senate, Philip Aduda, emphasised that the 8th Senate valued the media as crucial partners in the quest to build a stronger and more vibrant democracy.
The European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ambassador Ketil Karlsen in his remarks also noted that democratic process was linked to the state of freedom of expression as well as media freedom and pluralism.Karlsen explained that investigative journalism played a significant role in the fight against corruption, in sharing information and analysis of ongoing conflicts and holding politicians and Ambassadors to their promises.
