Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has applauded Nigerian journalists over their civic vigilance and steadfast belief in rule of law.
Osinbajo’s Spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement said the Vice President received at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the National Executive of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ led by its President, Chris Isiguzo.
He also reminded journalists that, like other Nigerians, the country also belonged to them.
The Vice President observed that the press and government had collaborated to protect the information space and called on stakeholders in Nigeria to replicate such efforts in the interest of security and unity. He said there are so many countries faced with a national challenge where some people are prepared to subvert the entire republic.
Osinbajo said that the press worked actively with government to ensure that the information space was protected in such a way that people who wanted to subvert the republic was not allowed to do so.
Earlier, Isiguzo commended Federal Government’s initiatives in the areas of employment opportunity creation and skills training for the youth, among others. He said, in acknowledgment of its role in the society, the union had over the years, engaged in training and retraining of journalists with assistance from various development partners.
