Journalism: Saraki Disowns NASS Clerk Over ‘Satanic’ Accreditation Guidelines - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 21, 2019
ThePresident of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has disowned the management of theNational Assembly led by the Clerk, Mohammed Sani-Omolori over the stringentconditions imposed on journalists seeking to cover the activities of the NinthAssembly.
Saraki,in a statement today by his Special Assistant on New Media, Olu Onemola, statedthat he remained committed to the freedom of the press.
Thestatement explained that Saraki’s antecedents as the Chairman of the EightNational Assembly showed that he has always believed in the right ofjournalists to operate unhindered in order to promote transparency.
ThePresident of the Senate, therefore, vowed to institute a probe into the ideabehind the guidelines because neither himself nor the Speaker,  House of Representatives,  Yakubu Dogara,  were aware of it.