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November 11, 2019
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGFsays the organise training for journalists to help them perform theirconstitutional duty of holding public office holders to account.
An Executive Director of the Forum,Abubakar Jibia stated this in Abuja at a two-day training for journalists on“Budget Tracking and Data-Driven Journalism”.
He said the training was organised inconjunction with Premium Times to help journalists achieve the objective ofSection 22 of the 1999 Constitution.
The Forums’ Director-General AsishanaOkauru also underscored the need to hold professionalism while carrying outjournalistic activities.
On his part, The Editor-in-Chief ofPremium Times Musikilu Mojeed advocated ‘Solution Journalism’ to check abuse ofoffice by public officials.